Stalk That Joins a Leaf to the Stem of a Plant
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from All Things Water, Group 1282, Puzzle 4 (Marine Mammals).
Question is: Stalk That Joins a Leaf to the Stem of a Plant
and the answer is: PETIOLE
Word Meaning:
PETIOLE — (botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
Definitions from Wiktionary.