petiole

n. 叶柄, 梗, 柄部 [医] 柄, 茎

发音

UK /ˈpɛti.əʊl/
其它
US /ˈpɛti.oʊl/

词形变化

petioles 复数 petioles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.

    生物 动物学
  3. 3.

    The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.

    生物 动物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

leafstalk

上位词 2

stem stalk

下位词 1

phyllode

词源

Borrowed from French pétiole, and its source, Late Latin petiolus (“little foot”), diminutive form of Latin pēs (“foot”).

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