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Word: Petiole
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 18th century: from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus ‘little foot, stalk’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɛtɪəʊl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
Short Definition:stalk that joins leaf to stem
Definition:
a slender stalk between two structures, especially that between the abdomen and thorax of a wasp or ant.
Short Definition:slender stalk between two structures
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