Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "petiole" ita ce ƙwanƙwasa siririn da ke manne da ruwan ganye zuwa gindin tsiro. Ana kuma kiransa da leafstalk ko tushen ganye. Petiole yana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tallafawa ganye, jigilar kayan abinci, da daidaita kwararar ruwa. A wasu shuke-shuke, petiole yana iya samun sifofi na musamman kamar gland, ƙayayuwa, ko jijiyoyi.
