BOTANY

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Petiole: It is like a stem that attaches the leaf blade to the stem.

Detailed explanation-2: -The petiole is the stalk that supports a leaf in a plant and attaches it to the stem. Many people often call it a stem, which is incorrect. A stem is the part of the plant that serves as the main source of support and produces nodes and roots, and that’s not what we observe in petioles.

Detailed explanation-3: -In botany, the petiole (/ˈpiːti. oʊl/) is the stalk that attaches the leaf blade to the stem, and is able to twist the leaf to face the sun. This gives a characteristic foliage arrangement to the plant. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole in some species are called stipules.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following is a stem vegetable? Notes: Asparagus is a stem vegetable. Seeds (maize, wheat, coffee and various nuts), fruit (tomato), leaves (lettuce, spinach, and cabbage), or roots (e.g. carrots and beets).

Detailed explanation-5: -The petiole is a stalk that connects leaf blades to the stem. Leaf-blade is the flattened photosynthetic surface that is perpendicular to the stem.