Petiole — may refer to: * Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem; petiolate leaves are ones where the tendril connects to the leaf before its apex * Petiole (insect) (also erroneously called a pedicel), the constricted first … Wikipedia
petiole — [ pɛtɪəʊl] noun 1》 Botany the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem. 2》 Zoology a slender stalk between two structures, e.g. the abdomen and thorax of an insect. Derivatives petiolar adjective petiolate lət adjective Origin C18: from Fr. pétiole … English new terms dictionary
petiole — noun a) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem. b) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect. Used especially to refer to the metasomal segment of Hymenoptera such as wasps. Alternate form: pedicel … Wiktionary
Leaf insect — Leaf Leaf (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef, lef, leaf, AS. le[ a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D. loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf, Sw. l[ o]f, Dan. l[ o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf. {Lodge}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pedicle — or pedicel may refer to: * Pedicle (anatomy), the segment between the transverse process and the vertebral body, and is often used as a radiographic marker and entry point in vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty procedures *Pedicle (zoology), a fleshy… … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma … Wikipedia
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
