'Petiole' definitions:
Definition of 'petiole'
(from WordNet)
noun
The slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: petiole, leafstalk]
Definition of 'Petiole'
From: 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]