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Pronunciation : Foot"stalk`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Bot.)

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

2. (Zo?l.) (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.)

Defn: The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. Knight.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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