PETIOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf

Synonyms:

leafstalk; petiole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("petiole" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petiole"):

phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)

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