petiole

petiole synonyms

pedicel compare petiole and pedicel
stem compare petiole and stem
shoot compare petiole and shoot
stalk compare petiole and stalk
peduncle compare petiole and peduncle
leafstalk compare petiole and leafstalk
axis compare petiole and axis
stock compare petiole and stock
trunk compare petiole and trunk
twig compare petiole and twig
branch compare petiole and branch
bine compare petiole and bine
phyllode compare petiole and phyllode
stipule compare petiole and stipule
scape compare petiole and scape
straw compare petiole and straw
reed compare petiole and reed
stipe compare petiole and stipe
seta compare petiole and seta
scale compare petiole and scale
frond compare petiole and frond
bract compare petiole and bract
blade compare petiole and blade
caudex compare petiole and caudex
petal compare petiole and petal
bent compare petiole and bent
haulm compare petiole and haulm
cane compare petiole and cane
foliole compare petiole and foliole
mesopodium compare petiole and mesopodium
leaflet compare petiole and leaflet
bough compare petiole and bough
pad compare petiole and pad
needle compare petiole and needle
leaf compare petiole and leaf
flag compare petiole and flag
pedicle compare petiole and pedicle
outgrowth compare petiole and outgrowth
leafstalk compare petiole and leafstalk
stalk compare petiole and stalk
grain compare petiole and grain
tiller compare petiole and tiller
haulm compare petiole and haulm
sheath compare petiole and sheath
spire compare petiole and spire
graft compare petiole and graft
frond compare petiole and frond
flap compare petiole and flap
node compare petiole and node
spear compare petiole and spear

petiole definitions

noun

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

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

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