FOOTSTALKS

Noun

footstalks

plural of footstalk

Source: Wiktionary


FOOTSTALK

Foot"stalk`, n.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.

2. (Zoöl.) (a) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. (b) The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.

3. (Mach.)

Definition: The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. Knight.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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