petiole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

petiole
    n 1: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn:
         {petiole}, {leafstalk}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Petiole \Pet"i*ole\ (p[e^]t"[i^]*[=o]l), 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}.
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   2. (Zool.) A stalk or peduncle.
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