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petioles

petioles is the plural of petiole.

Meaning of petiole

Noun

petiole (plural petioles)

  1. The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
    • Most insects consume tissue from the leaf blade were measured just past the twist on the side away only, leaving the leaf petioles unscathed.1978, Harry T. Valentine, Estimating Defoliation of Hardwoods Using Blade-petiole Relations, Forest Service Research Paper NE 405, US Department of Agriculture, page 1
    Synonyms:
    pedicel
  2. (insect anatomy) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
    Synonyms:
    pedicel
  3. The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.

Questions about petioles

What is petioles the plural of?
Petioles is the plural of petiole.

Words near petioles in the dictionary

  1. petiolated
  2. petiolately
  3. petiolates
  4. petiole
  5. petioled
  6. petioles
  7. petiolular
  8. petiolulate
  9. petiolule
  10. petioluled
  11. petiolules

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