leafstalk

[ leef-stawk ]

/ ˈlifˌstɔk /

noun

petiole (def. 1).

Origin of leafstalk

First recorded in 1770–80; leaf + stalk¹

Words nearby leafstalk

leaf scar, leaf sheath, leaf sight, leaf spot, leaf spring, leafstalk, leaf through, leaf trace, leaf warbler, leafy, league

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Example sentences from the Web for leafstalk

The stipules are always free from the leafstalk and attached to the twig at small spots just below the leafstalk.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
The Common Locust has several buds under the leafstalk and one above it in the axil.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
In the Sycamore the bud does not show while the leaf remains on the tree, as it is in the hollow of the leafstalk.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar
Leaves deltoid, wider than long, crenulated all round, both sides smooth from the first; leafstalk compressed; buds glutinous.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

Leafstalk long, slender, compressed, causing the leaves to tremble continually in the slightest breeze.
Trees of the Northern United States|Austin C. Apgar

British Dictionary definitions for leafstalk

leafstalk

/ (ˈliːfˌstɔːk) /

noun

the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branchTechnical name: petiole

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Scientific definitions for leafstalk

leafstalk

[ lēf′stôk′ ]

The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem. Also called petiole

单词	leafstalk
释义	leafstalk [ leef-stawk ] / ˈlifˌstɔk / noun petiole (def. 1). Origin of leafstalk First recorded in 1770–80; leaf + stalk¹ Words nearby leafstalk leaf scar, leaf sheath, leaf sight, leaf spot, leaf spring, leafstalk, leaf through, leaf trace, leaf warbler, leafy, league Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leafstalk The stipules are always free from the leafstalk and attached to the twig at small spots just below the leafstalk. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar The Common Locust has several buds under the leafstalk and one above it in the axil. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar In the Sycamore the bud does not show while the leaf remains on the tree, as it is in the hollow of the leafstalk. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar Leaves deltoid, wider than long, crenulated all round, both sides smooth from the first; leafstalk compressed; buds glutinous. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar Leafstalk long, slender, compressed, causing the leaves to tremble continually in the slightest breeze. Trees of the Northern United States\|Austin C. Apgar British Dictionary definitions for leafstalk leafstalk / (ˈliːfˌstɔːk) / noun the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branchTechnical name: petiole Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for leafstalk leafstalk [ lēf′stôk′ ] The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem. Also called petiole The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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