Synonyms for petiole
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
Related words
- Word family
- petiolar petiolary petiolated
Forms
- Plural
- petioles → pedicels, stems, stalks, leafstalks…
Example sentences
- stem All the sciences are branches from the same stem.
- stalk There's a website where people stalk Tom obsessively.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| petiole | falling | |
| stem | steady | |
| stalk | falling | |
| pedicel | falling | |
| leafstalk | falling | |
| mesopodium | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- stem1
- 5 letters
- stalk1
- 7 letters
- pedicel
- 9 letters
- leafstalk
- 10 letters
- mesopodium