petiole
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stock or stem.
petiole (noun; Latin petiolus, little foot): 1. A
2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) a. In Hymenoptera Apocrita, the narrow constricted zone at the base of the gaster. b. In Formicidae, a one or two segmented pedicel.