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Definition of petiole - 6 dictionary results
pet⋅i⋅ole
[pet-ee-ohl] 
–noun
| 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. |
Origin:
1745–55; < NL petiolus leafstalk, special use of L petiolus, scribal var. of peciolus, prob. for *pediciolus, dim. of pediculus pedicle
1745–55; < NL petiolus leafstalk, special use of L petiolus, scribal var. of peciolus, prob. for *pediciolus, dim. of pediculus pedicle
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| pet·i·ole (pět'ē-ōl') n.
[Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, little foot, fruit stalk, probably from *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus; see pedicel.] pet'i·oled' adj. |
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Petiole
Pet"i*ole\, n. [F. p['e]tiole, fr. L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A stalk or peduncle.
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petiole
"footstalk of a leaf," 1753, from Fr. pétiole, from Mod.L. petiolus, misspelling of peciolus "stalk, stem," lit. "little foot," dim. of pediculus "foot stalk," itself a dim. of pes (gen. pedis) "foot" (see foot).
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petiole pet·i·ole (pět'ē-ōl')
n.
A stem or pedicle.
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| petiole (pět'ē-ōl') Pronunciation Key
See leafstalk. |
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