OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27121

petiole

/ˈpɛti.əʊl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
peciolo • pecíolo
The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
By contrast, the petioles of large pinnate leaves, as well as stems, typically resist torsion by placing stiff materials with high elastic moduli (like sclerenchyma) toward the per…
Most insects consume tissue from the leaf blade were measured just past the twist on the side away only, leaving the leaf petioles unscathed.
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