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LEAFSTALK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does leafstalk mean?
• LEAFSTALK (noun)
The noun LEAFSTALK has 1 sense:
1. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Familiarity information: LEAFSTALK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
leafstalk; petiole
Hypernyms ("leafstalk" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leafstalk"):
phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)
Context examples
Leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina, supported upon a leafstalk or petriole.
(Leaf, Food and Drug Administration)
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