PETIOLE

petiole. Petiole, n. a little foottalk, or footstalk of a leaf

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Pet″i‐ole (?), n. [[F. pétiole, fr. L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]] 1. 1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
2. 2. (Zoöl.) A stalk or peduncle.