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petiole

pet.i.ole \'pet-e--.o-l\ \-.o-ld\ n [NL petiolus, fr. L, small foot, fruit 
   stalk, alter. of pediculus,]dim. of ped-, pes foot - more at FOOT 1: a 
   slender stem that supports the blade of a foliage leaf  2: PEDUNCLE; specif 
   : a slender abdominal segment joining the  rest of the abdomen to the 
   thorax in an insect - pet.i.oled aj