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noun
The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: pedicel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: insect anatomy
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: pedicel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: leafstalk
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stalk, stem
Narrower terms: phyllode
History
Borrowed from French pétiole, and its source, Late Latin petiolus (“little foot”), diminutive form of Latin pēs (“foot”).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
