interpetiolar, a. Bot.
(ɪntəˈpɛtɪələ(r))
[f. inter- 4 a + petiole: see petiolar.]
Situated between petioles, or between a petiole and the axis. Also interˈpetiolary a.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 50 Leaves opposite..with interpetiolar stipulæ. Ibid. 203 The interpetiolary stipules and seeds of Rubiaceæ. 1843 Penny Cycl. XXV. 451/1 The umbels of small flowers interpetiolar or disposed alternately along a common pedicle. |