leafstalk
/leef-stawk/US // ˈlifˌstɔk //UK // (ˈliːfˌstɔːk) //
叶柄,叶茎,叶梗
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : petiole.
Examples
The base of the leafstalk is hollow and in falling off exposes the winter bud.
Stipules small, very narrow and pointed, usually attached part way up to the leafstalk.
At the base of each leafstalk are two narrow, half arrow-shaped stipules.
In the Sycamore the bud does not show while the leaf remains on the tree, as it is in the hollow of the leafstalk.
The Common Locust has several buds under the leafstalk and one above it in the axil.
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