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petiole

[pet-ee-ohl] Origin

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; < Neo-Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
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ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
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petiole (ˈpɛtɪˌəʊl)
 
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
"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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