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单词 petiole
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pet•i•ole  (pet′ē ōl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanythe slender stalk by which a leaf is attached to the stem;
    leafstalk. See diag. under leaf. 
  2. Zoologya stalk or peduncle, as that connecting the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
  • Neo-Latin petiolus leafstalk, special use of Latin petiolus, scribal variant of peciolus, probably for *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus pedicle
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
petiole /ˈpɛtɪˌəʊl/ n
  1. the stalk by which a leaf is attached to the rest of the plant
  2. a slender stalk or stem, such as the connection between the thorax and abdomen of ants
Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Latin petiolus little foot, from pēs foot
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