Meaning of petiole | Babel Free
ˈpɛti.əʊlDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“Most insects consume⟳ tissue from the leaf blade were measured just past the twist⟳ on the side away only, leaving the leaf petioles unscathed.”
“By contrast, the petioles of large pinnate leaves, as well as stems, typically resist⟳ torsion by placing stiff materials with high elastic moduli (like⟳ sclerenchyma) toward the perimeters of their cross sections.”
“An example of this is leaf petioles. Some species of trees have⟳ pinnate leaves which, when the leaves fall⟳, shed⟳ pinnae from the petiole, which is then left as a tapering, somewhat flexible rod.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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