Another term for the leaf's stake is.

Select one:

a. Stem

b. Flower

c. Petiole

d. Axillary bud

The appropriate response is the Axillary Bud. An axillary bud is an embryonic shoot which lies lethargic at the intersection of the stem and petiole of a plant. It emerges exogenously from the external layer of the cortex of the stem.

Axillary buds don't turn out to be currently developing shoots on plants with solid apical strength.