- The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or
reduncle. - The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are
attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. - The stem which supports which supports the eye in
decapod Crustacea; eyestalk. - The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a
step.
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