petioled


pet·i·ole

P0221200 (pĕt′ē-ōl′)n.1. Botany The stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem. Also called leafstalk.2. Zoology A slender, stalklike part, as that connecting the thorax and abdomen in certain insects.
[Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, little foot, fruit stalk, probably from *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus; see pedicel.]
pet′i·oled′ adj.