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petiolule
[pet-ee-uhl-yool, -uh-lool, pet-ee-ol-yool]
noun
Botany.
a small petiole, as of a leaflet in a compound leaf.
petiolule
/ ˈ辱ːɪəʊˌː /
noun
the stalk of any of the leaflets making up a compound leaf
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Other Word Forms
- petiolular adjective
- petiolulate adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petiolule1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of petiolule1
C19: from New Latin پDZūܲ, diminutive of Latin petiolus; see petiole
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Example Sentences
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The latter observer considers that the funiculus, with the integuments, is the equivalent of a leaflet, the petiolule or midrib of which answers to the funiculus, and its hollow expansion to the integument.
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