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noun

Say it like: Pes-hol-es

The correct spelling is petioles. The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

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noun

  1. 1.The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
  2. 2.(insect anatomy) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps.
  3. 3.The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.

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