Definition of petiole Petiole

pet•i•ole

We found 8 definitions of petiole from 5 different sources.

What does petiole mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: petioles
petiole - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
		leafstalk
		stalk, stem a stiff or threatening gait

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Wiktionary

petiole (Noun)
The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
petiole (Noun)
A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect. Used especially to refer to the metasomal segment of Hymenoptera such as wasps.
petiole (Noun)
The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

petiole (n.)
A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
petiole (n.)
A stalk or peduncle.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

petiole
pet′i-ōl, n. the stalk which joins a leaf to the twig or branch: a footstalk—also Petī′olus.—adjs. Pet′iolar, -y, pertaining to, or growing upon, a petiole; Pet′iolāte, -d, Pet′ioled, growing on a petiole.—n. Pet′iolule, a little or partial petiole. [Fr.,—L. petiolus, a little foot—pes, pedis, a foot.]

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petiole, noun, singular of petioles.

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