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petiole

noun as in leaf

noun as in stem

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Example Sentences

All men who attended had a head-dress made of the leaf petiole of the betel tree and the red leaves of the dongola plant.

The petiole is long, and the auricles distant from the lower laciniæ.

The top, as the tip of a bud or the end of a leaf which is opposite the petiole.

Leaf-like appendages on either side of a leaf at the base of the petiole.

In the petiole of Mimosa pudica the velocity may be as high as 30 mm.

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On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petiole, such as: frond, needle, petal, stalk, blade, and bract.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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