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LEAFSTALK

Dictionary entry overview: What does leafstalk mean?

• LEAFSTALK (noun)
The noun LEAFSTALK has 1 sense:

1. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf

Familiarity information: LEAFSTALK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LEAFSTALK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

leafstalk; petiole

Hypernyms ("leafstalk" is a kind of...):

stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "leafstalk"):

phyllode (an expanded petiole taking on the function of a leaf blade)

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