petiole

1. Botany The stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem. Also called leafstalk.

2. Zoology A slender, stalklike part, as that connecting the thorax and abdomen in certain insects.

3. A slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf.

4. A slender abdominal segment joining the rest of the abdomen to the thorax in some insects.

5. The stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
petiole	9	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
et	2
pe	4
op	4
oi	2
oe	2
pi	4
po	4
el	2
te	2
ti	2
to	2
lo	2
li	2
it	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
pet	5
opt	5
pit	5
top	5
toe	3
tip	5
til	3
pee	5
tee	3
pie	5
poi	5
pol	5
pot	5
tie	3
tel	3
lei	3
ope	5
lit	3
lip	5
lie	3
let	3
lop	5
lot	3
lee	3
eel	3
oil	3
ole	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
tele	4
tole	4
toil	4
tile	4
teel	4
tope	6
topi	6
poet	6
loti	4
lope	6
lite	4
lipo	6
lipe	6
lept	6
leet	4
peel	6
pele	6
pelt	6
pile	6
plie	6
plot	6
pole	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
teloi	5
toile	5
topee	7
elite	5
elope	7
pilot	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
etoile	6
polite	8
piolet	8
pelite	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
petiole	9