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footstalk
CIDE DICTIONARY
footstalk, n.
- The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. [1913 Webster]
- The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. [1913 Webster]
- The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. Knight. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
footstalk, n.
1 Bot. a stalk of a leaf or peduncle of a flower.
2 Zool. an attachment of a barnacle etc.
1 Bot. a stalk of a leaf or peduncle of a flower.
2 Zool. an attachment of a barnacle etc.
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