pecíolo

See also: peciolo

Spanish

Alternative forms

• peciolo

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin petiolus, diminutive of Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of pezuelo; cf. also pezón.

Noun

pecíolo m (plural pecíolos)

1. (botany) petiole
2. (entomology) petiole

Further reading

• “pecíolo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10