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pet·i·ole
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌōl\ noun
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Etymology: New Latin petiolus, from Latin, small foot, fruitstalk, spelling in some MSS of peciolus, irregular from pediculus small foot, fruitstalk, diminutive of ped-, pes foot — more at foot
1. : a slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf and that is usually cylindrical but sometimes flattened or even winged — called also leafstalk
2. : a part resembling the stalk of a plant : peduncle; specifically : the slender abdominal segment joining the rest of the abdomen to the thorax in an insect |