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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Situated between the petiole and the stem; said of the pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by those margins next to the petiole, thus seeming to form a single stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch. Full definition →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.