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Webster 1913 Edition
Petiole
Pet′i-ole
(pĕt′ĭ-ōl)
, Noun.
[F.
pétiole
, 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.
(Zool.)
A stalk or peduncle.