petiole(pet-ee-ole) [Fr. from L. petiolus, dim. of pes, pedis, a
foot]
The
stalk of a
leaf, which joins the
leaf to a node of the
stem.
Full article >>>petiole The generally non-leafy part of the
leaf that attaches the
leaf blade to the
stem; celery and rhubarb are examples of a
leaf petiole that we use as food. The
stalk connecting the
leaf blade to the
stem. PICTURE ...
Full article >>>petiole A
stalklike portion of a
leaf connecting the blade to the
stem or branch.
petiole The
stalk of a
leaf.
Full article >>>petiole. The
stalk connecting the
leaf to a
stem.
pH. A value used to
express relative acidity or alkalinity.
phenoxy herbicides. A group of herbicides derived from phenoxy-acetic acid, including 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, 2,4-DB, MCPA and silvex.
Full article >>>petiole the
stalk of a
leaf, which joins the
leaf to a node of the
stem.
Phaeophyta a
division of
algae, comprising the brown
algae.
Full article >>>Chilling its
petiole slows the rate at which food is
translocated out of the
leaf.
Oxygen lack also depresses it.
Killing the
phloem cells puts end to it.
The Pressure-Flow
Hypothesis ...
Full article >>>A structurally complete
leaf of an
angiosperm consists of a
petiole (
leaf stem), a lamina (
leaf blade), and
stipules (small processes located to either side of the
base of the
petiole).
Full article >>>the angle formed by a
leaf or
petiole with the upward
internode of a
stemSource: Noland, George B. 1983. General
Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby
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Full article >>>leaf -- An
organ found in most
vascular plants; it consists of a flat lamina (blade) and a
petiole (
stalk). Many
flowering
plants have additionally a pair of small
stipules near the
base of the
petiole.
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