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   petiole

   /ˈpɛtɪəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. the stalk that joins a leaf to a stem.
   • 2. a slender stalk between two structures, especially that between the abdomen and thorax of a wasp or ant.

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from French pétiole, from Latin petiolus ‘little foot, stalk’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. petiolar adjective
   • 2. petiolate adjective

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