Pĕt'i·ōle, n.

noun

n. [Fr. pétiole, Sp. peciolo, It. petiuolo, from Lat. petiolus, a little foot, a stem or stalk of fruits, diminutive of pes, pedis, a foot.] (Bot.) A leaf-stalk; the foot-stalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem.

A drawing of a lobed leaf with a long, curved petiole. — Petiole.