Definitions from Wiktionary (petiole)
▸ noun: (botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
▸ noun: (entomology, insect anatomy) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
▸ noun: (entomology) The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.
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▸ noun: (botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
▸ noun: (entomology, insect anatomy) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
▸ noun: (entomology) The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.
Similar:
leafstalk,
stalk,
pseudopetiole,
petiolus,
petiolule,
stipule,
stipe,
blade,
peduncle,
pedicel,
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