Examples of petiole in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the 1800s botanists proposed that the sheath part of a grass leaf represented the evolutionary equivalent of the petiole, the stalk that connects a typical plant’s leaf to its stem. — Julia Rosen, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022 The leaflets are attached opposite each other and there is one leaflet on the end of the petiole so that the leaf always has an odd number, with either three, five or seven leaflets. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022 An oak has a simple leaf with a small stem or petiole that attaches the leaf to the branch; but hickory has a compound leaf. — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021 The leaflets of the frond are attached on a petiole or stem. — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 15 May 2021 Cut an adult leaf off a healthy plant, leaving about 2 inches of petiole (a.k.a. — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 Poke a hole in fresh potting soil, about as deep as the petiole is long. — Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 13 Jan. 2020 Remove fruit with decisive cuts rather than yanking them off the petioles. — oregonlive, 14 Sep. 2019 The leaves are on long, arching stems and are deeply serrated, with leaf petioles having a hot pink hue. — Norman Winter, sacbee, 6 July 2018 See More

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