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leafstalk
[ leef-stawk ]
leafstalk
/ ˈ±ô¾±Ë´ÚËŒ²õ³Ùɔ˰ì /
noun
- the stalk attaching a leaf to a stem or branch Technical namepetiole
leafstalk
/ ±ôŧ´Ú′²õ³Ùô°ì′ /
- The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem.
- Also called petiole
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of leafstalk1
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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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