INTRAPETIOLAR

Etymology

Adjective

intrapetiolar (not comparable)

(botany) Situated between the petiole and the stem; said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next to the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch.

Source: Wiktionary


In`tra*pet"i*o*lar, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs essentially in meaning.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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