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petiole, petioles
1. The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf.
2. A stalk or peduncle, that connects the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
3. Etymology: Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, "little foot, fruit stalk", probably from pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus.
2. A stalk or peduncle, that connects the abdomen and thorax in wasps.
3. Etymology: Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, "little foot, fruit stalk", probably from pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus.
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ped-, pedi-, -pedal, -ped, -pede, -pedia
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