petioles

Meaning

plural of petiole

petiole

  1. The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
  2. A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
  3. The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.

Synonyms

leaf stalks

Translations

معاليق

pecíolo

peduncoli fogliari

baínha das folhas

vaina foliar

Blattstengel

gaine foliaire

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