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petiolule

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pet⋅i⋅o⋅lule

  [pet-ee-uhl-yool, -uh-lool, pet-ee-ol-yool]
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–noun Botany.
a small petiole, as of a leaflet in a compound leaf.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL petiolulus. See petiole, -ule

Related forms:
pet⋅i⋅ol⋅u⋅lar  [pet-ee-ol-yuh-ler] , pet⋅i⋅ol⋅u⋅late  [pet-ee-ol-yuh-leyt, -lit] , adjective
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pet·i·o·lule   (pět'ē-ō-lōōl', pět'ē-ōl'yōōl)   
n.  The stalk of a leaflet in a compound leaf.
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