petiole (redirected from Petioles)

pet·i·ole  (pt-l)

n.

1. Botany The stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem. Also called leafstalk.

2. Zoology A slender, stalklike part, as that connecting the thorax and abdomen in certain insects.

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[Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, little foot, fruit stalk, probably from *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus; see pedicel.]

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peti·oled adj.

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petiole [ˈpɛtɪˌəʊl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants

[via French from Latin petiolus little foot, from pēs foot]

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petiole  (pt-l)

See leafstalk.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

petiole - the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf leafstalk stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ phyllode - an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade

Translations

petiole

n → Stängel m

petiole [ˈpɛtɪˌəʊl] n → picciolo