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Answer for the clue "Leaflike appendage ", 7 letters:
stipule

Word definitions for stipule in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Basal appendage of a typical leaf of a flowering plant, usually appearing paired beside the petiole although sometimes absent or highly modified.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In botany , stipule ( Latin stipula : straw, stalk) is a term coined by Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side (sometimes just one side) of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole ). A pair of stipules is considered part of the anatomy of ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"small appendage at the base of the petiole of a leaf," 1793, from French stipule , from Latin stipula "stalk (of hay), straw," from PIE *stip-ola- , from root *steip- "to stick, compress" (see stiff (adj.)).

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small leafy outgrowth at the base of a leaf or its stalk; usually occurring in pairs and soon shed

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stipule \Stip"ule\, n. [L. stipula a stalk, stem, straw: cf. F. stipule. Cf. Stubble .] (Bot.) An appendage at the base of petioles or leaves, usually somewhat resembling a small leaf in texture and appearance.

Usage examples of stipule.

Certain plants excrete a sweet juice, apparently for the sake of eliminating something injurious from their sap: this is effected by glands at the base of the stipules in some Leguminosae, and at the back of the leaf of the common laurel.

The wind sweeps up the leaves on the floor, too, and the churning debris pumps around the perimeter of the clearing— red autumn leaves, moist green leaves, petals, stipules, whole bracts—pumps around like a carousel without horses but with strange beasts formed of leaves.