PETIOLE Synonyms

• the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

• stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

• a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

• material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

• the act of following prey stealthily

• a stiff or threatening gait

• walk stiffly

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• go through (an area) in search of prey

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

• the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf