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