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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Petiole \Pet"i*ole\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
petiole
noun: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: {leafstalk}]
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