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Dictionary Results for petiole:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
petiole
    n 1: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn:
         petiole, leafstalk]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
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