branching vs petiole

branching

noun
  • A process of forming a branch. 

petiole

noun
  • The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem. 

  • A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps. 

  • The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp. 

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