petiole

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"The abdomen and cephalothorax of spiders are closely attached, while in ants the equivalent of these body parts are separated by a narrow segment called the petiole," Poinar said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

The petiole of the fourth leaf — the stalk that attaches it to the plant stem — from the top is identified as ideal.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

Our research project uses a portable spectrophotometer to rapidly determine petiole nutrient values in a potato field.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

Small green appendages usually found at the base of the petiole are known as stipules.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Trunk 15–25° high; leaves broadly ovate or triangular, mostly truncate or a little heart-shaped at the base, on a slender petiole, variously 3–5-cleft or cut, serrate.—Va. to Ga. in the mountains, west to Mo. 3.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa