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A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.

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  1. n. A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
  2. n. A stalk or peduncle.
  3. n. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
  4. 1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf. 2. (Zoöl.) A stalk or peduncle.
  5. A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade withthe stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
  6. n:100 n. the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf