Hypertext Webster Gateway: "petiole"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Petiole \Pet"i*ole\, n. [F. p['e]tiole, fr. L. petiolus a little
foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]
1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting
the blade with the stem. See Illust. of {Leaf}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A stalk or peduncle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
petiole
n : the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: {leafstalk}]
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