petiolule
[ pet-ee-uh l-yool, -uh-lool, pet-ee-ol-yool ]
/ ˈpɛt i əlˌyul, -əˌlul, ˌpɛt iˈɒl yul /
noun Botany.
a small petiole, as of a leaflet in a compound leaf.
OTHER WORDS FROM petiolule
pet·i·ol·u·lar [pet-ee-ol-yuh-ler] /ˌpɛt iˈɒl yə lər/, pet·i·ol·u·late [pet-ee-ol-yuh-leyt, -lit] /ˌpɛt iˈɒl yəˌleɪt, -lɪt/, adjectiveWords nearby petiolule
peterson,
pethidine,
petiolar,
petiolate,
petiole,
petiolule,
petipa,
petit,
petit beurre,
petit bourgeois,
petit déjeuner
British Dictionary definitions for petiolule
petiolule
/ (ˈpiːtɪəʊlˌjuːl) /
noun
the stalk of any of the leaflets making up a compound leaf
Word Origin for petiolule
C19: from New Latin
petiolūlus, diminutive of Latin
petiolus; see
petiole