Stalk That Attaches a Leaf Blade to the Stem
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from House of Horrors, Group 1116, Puzzle 5 (Haunted House).
Question is: Stalk That Attaches a Leaf Blade to the Stem
and the answer is: PETIOLE
Word Meaning:
PETIOLE — (botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
Definitions from Wiktionary.