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Petioles Crossword Clue

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noun

• (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

verb

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

33%6 Stealthy walks in pursuit of game; or, from dialect for “rungs of ladders, long handles”, petioles of plants
noun

• 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

verb

• walk stiffly

• follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

• go through (an area) in search of prey

27%10Petioles of foliage
noun

• the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf

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New York Times26 Jul 1986 Across 18
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