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Rachilla vs Petiole - What's the difference?

rachilla | petiole |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between rachilla and petiole

is that rachilla is (botany) a rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once while petiole is (botany) the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

As nouns the difference between rachilla and petiole

is that rachilla is (botany) the part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets while petiole is (botany) the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.

rachilla

English

Alternative forms

* rhachilla

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (botany) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
  • (botany) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

    • petiole

    English

    (wikipedia petiole)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
  • (entomology) A narrow or constricted segment of the body of an insect. Used especially to refer to the metasomal segment of Hymenoptera such as wasps.
  • (entomology) The stalk at the base of the nest of the paper wasp.

    • Synonyms

    * (segment of the body of an insect) pedicel

    Derived terms

    * petiolar * petiolary