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7 Letter Words for Petiole
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Definitions for Petiole
[1] Botany . the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk.
[2] Zoology . a stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
[3] the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant
[4] zoology a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants
Words related to Petiole
needle, stalk, frond, petal, branch, trunk, scale, blade, leaflet, flag, pad, bract, stipule, shoot, stock, axis, peduncle, pedicle, pedicel, foliole
Words nearby Petiole
petersham, peterson, pethidine, petiolar, petiolate, petiole, petiolule, petipa, petit, petit beurre, petit bourgeois
Origin of Petiole
1745–55; < New Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
Word origin for Petiole
C18: via French from Latin petiolus little foot, from pēs foot
Synonyms for Petiole
frond, needle, petal, stalk, blade, bract, flag, leaflet, pad, scale, stipule, foliole