petiole
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Remove fruit with decisive cuts rather than yanking them off the petioles. — oregonlive, "What can I do to increase pear crop?: Ask an expert," 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, "Soon, you’ll be playing that Funky Pink in your displays," 6 July 2018 The huge leaves physically stand out from the trunk with petioles, i.e. leaf stems, up to two feet long! — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, "This tree has huge leaves and clusters of coral flowers and likes Miami’s weather | Miami Herald," 6 Apr. 2018 Fine, silk webbing may be seen on the leaf underside or between the leaf petiole and stem, but this is usually blown away on outdoor trees and shrubs. — OregonLive.com, "What to do when cuckoopint invades your garden: Ask an expert," 1 Feb. 2018 At the end of summer, an area of cells gradually builds up at the base of each leaf’s petiole, or stem, to weaken the connection to the tree. — Jo Craven Mcginty, WSJ, "Leave It to the Heat to Dull Autumn’s Glory," 13 Oct. 2017 Yuan Shan’. This gorgeous species features long, purple petioles (leaf stems) topped with multiple leaflets, and has showy purple fruit during the winter months. — Ciscoe Morris, The Seattle Times, "Ciscoe Morris: Go bananas with these big, bold, tropical plants," 9 Aug. 2017 There’s a handy botany term of good use here: peltate, meaning the stem (the petiole) attaches to the leaf from underneath. — Kenneth Setzer, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Fairchild's Tropical Garden Column: What’s that weed? Meet marsh pennywort," 4 Aug. 2017 There’s a handy botany term of good use here: peltate, meaning the stem (the petiole) attaches to the leaf not at the leaf’s margin, but from underneath. — Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald, "Weed’s tale: the beguiling marsh pennywort," 6 July 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'petiole.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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