Petiole

Word PETIOLE
Character 7
Hyphenation pet i ole
Pronunciations /ˈpɛtɪəʊl/

Definitions and meanings of "Petiole"

What do we mean by petiole?

The stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem. noun

A slender, stalklike part, as that connecting the thorax and abdomen in certain insects. noun

In botany, a leafstalk; the stalk or support by which the blade or limb of a leaf is attached to the stem. noun

In entomology, the slender sclerite or sclerites by which the abdomen of many insects is united to the thorax. noun

A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of leaf. noun

A stalk or peduncle. noun

The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem. noun

A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect. Used especially to refer to the metasomal segment of Hymenoptera such as wasps. noun

The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp. noun

The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf noun

The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

(insect anatomy) 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.

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The word "petiole" in example sentences

Head blue in front, sides of the face cupreous-purple; mouth, antennæ, and tarsi black; arista snow-white; thorax with two almost contiguous darker stripes; abdomen æneous green, with the exception of the petiole, which is very thick; wings slightly greyish, costal half black; halteres testaceous. ❋ Various (N/A)

The petiole is a stalk that attaches a leaf blade to the stem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A petiole is a stalk that attaches a leaf blade to the plant stem. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(A petiole is a leaf-stalk joining the leaf to the plant stem). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Porch,349) The midrib of a fern leaf is called petiole, and the leaflet, a blade. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ajit Solanki/Associated Press A worker removed the petiole from red chilies at Shertha village, near Ahmadabad, India, Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2012)

A worker earns around 10 rupees ($ 0.20 ) for removing the petiole of 20 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of red chilies. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Something about armchair biogeographers strolling by a petiole before nanoscaling through a mitochandria, making sure not to get in the way of speeding mRNAs. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was mixed with quantities of another aquatic plant, which the Barotse named “Njefu”, containing in the petiole of the leaf a pleasant-tasted nut. ❋ Unknown (2004)

When we meet with it on a spot on which no rain has yet fallen, we see that the young ones twist their leaves round during the heat of the day, so that the edge only is exposed to the rays of the sun; they have then a half twist on the petiole. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Have a long petiole and an ovate lamina to 10 cm or more. ❋ Unknown (1999)

LEAVES: Usually without a conspicuous petiole and usually with two almost round fleshy looking leaflets. ❋ Unknown (1999)

LEAVES: Alternate with short petiole hardly 3 mm long, usually elliptic with a rounded tip, base cuneate or slightly cordate, blade leathery, light green above, silvery grey and softly hairy underneath. ❋ Unknown (1999)

LEAVES: With a conspicuous petiole to 2 cm long, two leaflets, usually small, greyish green, normally shed in severe drought. ❋ Unknown (1999)

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