n. [ F. pétiole, fr. L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot. ]
a. Petiolate. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Supported by its own petiolule. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. pétiolule. ] (Bot.) A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet. [ 1913 Webster ]