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Petiole :: Petiole (n.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf..

Leafstalk :: Leafstalk (n.) The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.

Petiolule :: Petiolule (n.) A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet..

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..

Biternate :: Biternate (a.) Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets..

Stemless :: Stem-clasping (a.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.

Supraglotic :: Suprafoliaceous (a.) Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower..

Petiolary :: Petiolary (a.) Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a petiolar gland; a petiolar bud..

Axil :: Axil (n.) The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which it springs..

Polytomous :: Polytomous (a.) Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which, however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true leaflets; -- said of leaves..

Midrib :: Midrib (n.) A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf..

Interpetiolar :: Interpetiolar (a.) Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.

Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle..

Petiolated :: Petiolated (a.) Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera..

Petiole :: Petiole (n.) A stalk or peduncle.

Apterous :: Apterous (a.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole; -- opposed to alate..

Stipe :: Stipe (n.) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern..

Stem :: Stem (n.) A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as, the stem of an apple or a cherry..

Three-sided :: Three-sided (a.) Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or pericarp..

Intrapetiolar :: Intrapetiolar (a.) Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning..

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