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leaf⋅stalk

  [leef-stawk]
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–noun
petiole (def. 1).
Origin:
1770–80; leaf + stalk 1
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leaf·stalk or leaf stalk   (lēf'stôk')   
n.  See petiole.
pet·i·ole   (pět'ē-ōl')   
n.  
  1. Botany The stalk by which a leaf is attached to a stem. Also called leafstalk.
  2. Zoology A slender, stalklike part, as that connecting the thorax and abdomen in certain insects.

[Latin petiolus, variant of peciolus, little foot, fruit stalk, probably from *pediciolus, diminutive of pediculus; see pedicel.]
pet'i·oled' adj.
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Leafstalk

Leaf"stalk`\, n. (Bot.) The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.
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leafstalk   (lēf'stôk')  Pronunciation Key 
The slender, elongated structure by which the leaves of most plants are attached to the stem. Also called petiole.
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