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PETIOLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does petiole mean?
• PETIOLE (noun)
The noun PETIOLE has 1 sense:
1. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Familiarity information: PETIOLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
leafstalk; petiole
Hypernyms ("petiole" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petiole"):
phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
Context examples
Its leaves are spade-shaped with round-pointed tips and purple-red veins and petioles.
(World's First True Red Spinach Variety Released, U.S. Department of Agriculture)
The blade is usually the largest and most conspicuous part; excludes the petiole and the stalk.
(Blade, Food and Drug Administration)
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