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Definition of: petiole
(pet′ē·ōl) noun
1. Bot. The footstalk of a leaf.
2. Zool. A stalk or peduncle. [<L petiolus a stem, fruitstalk, orig. dim. of pes, pedis a foot]
—pet′i·o′lar adjective
—pet′i·o·late′, pet′i·o·lat′ed adjective
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