PETIOLE

n. leafstalk; stem of a leaf (Botany)

Petiole may refer to:Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem; petiolate leaves are ones where the tendril connects to the leaf before its apexPetiole (insect) (also called a pedicel), the constricted first (and sometimes second) metasomal segmentPetiole (nest) is the supporting stalk of an insect nest such as a paper wasp nestVarious other natural structures, where there is a constricted "stalk"
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Noun
1. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
(synonym) leafstalk
(hypernym) stalk, stem
(hyponym) phyllode

n. petiole, leafstalk; stem of a leaf (Botany)

adj. petioled

(n.)
A stalk or peduncle.
  

(n.)
A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.