noun🔗ShareThe stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem."The wind caused the tomato plant leaves to dangle precariously from their thin petioles. "plantbiologypartnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(insect anatomy) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect; especially, the metasomal segment of certain Hymenoptera, such as wasps."The wasp's petiole was thin and delicate, easily broken. "anatomyinsectanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp."The paper wasps' nests had many small petioles, each supporting a new cell. "insectnaturepartanimalorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
