petiole
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iˌoʊl Origin:
1745–55; < Neo-Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
1745–55; < Neo-Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
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| —n | |
| 1. | the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant |
| 2. | zoology a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants |
| [C18: via French from Latin petiolus little foot, from pēs foot] | |
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Petiole
is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular haploid. Does it mean:
| organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes |
| plants with true roots, stems and leaves dispersed by spores because they don't produce seeds |
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Word Origin & History
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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Medical Dictionary
petiole pet·i·ole (pět'ē-ōl')
n.
A stem or pedicle.
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See leafstalk. |
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Example sentences
They are based primarily on petiole color, frequency of defects, and appearance.
Every year the plant produces one leaf stock, or petiole, which has a leaf blade at the top.
The leaf blades are alternately arranged on the stem and are subsessile or attached to the stem by a short petiole.
We estimated plant nutrient status and uptake each year with whole-plant and petiole samplings during tuber growth.
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