petiole
Petioles between leaf blades and stem.
Meaning
Noun
- The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
- A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
- The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.
Origin
- Borrowed from French pétiole, and its source, Late Latin petiolus ("little foot"), diminutive form of Latin pēs.
Modern English dictionary
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