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PETIOLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("petiole" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "petiole"):
phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
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