In
botany, the petiole ('pet-ee-ohl'; from
Latin peciolus "little foot,"
diminutive of pediculus "foot stalk," itself a diminutive of pes "foot") is the small stalk attaching the
leaf blade to the
stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called
stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called
sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the leaf. Clasping leaves of the
Poaceae have an extra structure called the
ligule.
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