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Definitions of leafstalk
  1. noun
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf

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  • flat flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
  • compressed flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
  • rhubarb long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and sweetened
  • rhubarb plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
  • abaca Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  • axil the upper angle between an axis and an offshoot such as a branch or leafstalk
  • raffia farinifera a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks
  • youth-on-age vigorous perennial herb with flowers in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk
  • musa textilis Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc
  • ravenala madagascariensis giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
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