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petiole |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: petiole n : the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: {leafstalk}]
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