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leafstalk

[ leef-stawk ]

leafstalk

/ ˈ±ô¾±Ë´ÚËŒ²õ³Ùɔ˰ì /

noun

  1. the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branch Technical namepetiole
“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

leafstalk

/ ±ôŧ´Ú′²õ³Ùô°ì′ /

  1. The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem.
  2. Also called petiole
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of leafstalk1

First recorded in 1770–80; leaf + stalk 1
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Embryo straight, with broad cotyledons.—Shrubs or trees, with mostly pinnate leaves, the stems and often the leafstalks prickly.

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From the leafstalks baskets are made, while the trunk furnishes material for houses and for fences.

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The base of the leafstalk is hollow and in falling off exposes the winter bud.

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From the fibres of its leafstalks ropes are sometimes made.

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Leaves large, deciduous, alternate, palmately 3- to 5-lobed, deeply heart-shaped at base, the margin entire, the lobes acute; smooth or slightly hairy; leafstalk about as long as the blade.

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