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pet·i·ole [pet-ee-ohl] The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
Swiss Chard – Petiole source: eflon (Flickr)
Female reproductive structure of a flower, composed of an ovule-containing ovary at the base, one or more pollen-receiving stigmas at the tip.
The mark left on the twig at the point of attachment of a leaf petiole when the leaf falls.
Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) – Leaf Scar
gla·brous (glā’brəs) Smooth without hairiness or roughness. gla·brous (glā’brəs) Glabrous. Smooth without hairiness or roughness.
lan·ce·o·late (lăn’sē-ə-lāt’) lan·ce·o·late (lăn’sē-ə-lāt’) Lance-shaped, broadest above the base, gradually narrowing to the apex.
fer·tile (fûr’tl) Capable of producing fruit; or productive, as a flower having a pistil or an anther having pollen.
Pinnately compound leaves have the leaflets arranged along the main or mid-vein.
ag·gre·gate fruit (ăg’rĭ-gĭt frūt) A fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower. (examples: raspberry, blackberry)
cre·nate (krē’nāt’) Having a margin with low, rounded or scalloped projections: a crenate leaf
Katsura – image source flickr user: Schnittke
glo·bose (glō’bōs’) Spherical; globular.
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