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Petiole   Listen
noun
Petiole  n.  
1.
(Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem.
2.
(Zool.) A stalk or peduncle.





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"Petiole" Quotes from Famous Books



... slowly bend downwards, remaining for a short time at right angles to the stem, and then become so much arched downwards that the blade of the leaf points to the ground with its tip curled inwards, so that the whole petiole and leaf together form a hook. They are thus enabled to catch hold of any twig with which they may be brought into contact by the revolving movement of the internodes. If this does not happen, they ...
— The Movements and Habits of Climbing Plants • Charles Darwin


Words linked to "Petiole" :   stalk, stem


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