petiole
21petiole — noun Etymology: New Latin petiolus, from Latin petiolus, peciolus small foot, fruit stalk, probably alteration of Latin *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus, diminutive of ped , pes foot more at foot Date: 1753 1. a slender stem that supports the …
22petiole — n. [L. petiolus, little foot] 1. A stock or stem. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) a. In Hymenoptera Apocrita, the narrow constricted zone at the base of the gaster. b. In Formicidae, a one or two segmented pedicel; petiolate adj., petioliform adj …
23petiole — /pet ee ohl /, n. 1. Bot. the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk. See diag. under leaf. 2. Zool. a stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps. [1745 55; < NL petiolus leafstalk, special use …
24petiole — noun a) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem. b) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect. Used especially to refer to the metasomal segment of Hymenoptera such as wasps. Alternate form: pedicel …
25petiole — SYN: petiolus. * * * pet·i·ole (petґe ōl) a stem, stalk, or pedicle …
26petiole — petɪəʊl n. leafstalk; stem of a leaf (Botany) …
27petiole — n. (Bot.) Leaf stalk …
28petiole — Stalk of a leaf; in a compound leaf, that part of the axis below the lowermost leaflets, pinnacanths, or spines. See also rachis. Cf. petiolule …
29petiole — pet·i·ole …
30petiole — pet•i•ole [[t]ˈpɛt iˌoʊl[/t]] n. 1) bot the slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem; leafstalk 2) zool. a stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps • Etymology: 1745–55; < NL petiolus, L petiolus,… …
