petiole

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"The abdomen and cephalothorax of spiders are closely attached, while in ants the equivalent of these body parts are separated by a narrow segment called the petiole," Poinar said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2024

However, it is impractical to deploy spectral instruments over a petiole due to their thin shape.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

A challenge when conducting tissue analysis lies in the precise selection of the appropriate petiole for sampling.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

Leaves that do not have a petiole and are directly attached to the plant stem are called sessile leaves.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Cotyledons thick and fleshy.—Herbs, with palmately 1–15-foliolate leaves, stipules adnate to base of the petiole, and showy flowers in terminal racemes or spikes.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa