Petiole

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zool.) A stalk or peduncle.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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