footstalk

footstalk
/foot"stawk'/, n. Bot., Zool.
a pedicel; peduncle.
[1555-65; FOOT + STALK1]

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  • Footstalk — Foot stalk , n. 1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. (b) The… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • footstalk — [foot′stôk΄] n. the stalk of a flower or leaf; pedicel …   English World dictionary

  • footstalk — noun A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure …   Wiktionary

  • footstalk — n. flower stem, stalk, pedicel; peduncle, stem that attaches some sea animals to other objects …   English contemporary dictionary

  • footstalk — noun the short supporting stalk of a leaf or flower …   English new terms dictionary

  • footstalk — n. Petiole, leaf stalk …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • footstalk — foot•stalk [[t]ˈfʊtˌstɔk[/t]] n. bot zool. a pedicel • Etymology: 1555–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • footstalk — /ˈfʊtstɔk/ (say footstawk) noun 1. → pedicel. 2. → peduncle …  

  • footstalk — n. 1 Bot. a stalk of a leaf or peduncle of a flower. 2 Zool. an attachment of a barnacle etc …   Useful english dictionary

  • Terminology for Asteraceae — NOTOC accrescent *Growing larger after flowering.1913] achene *achene *A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; called a naked seed by the earlier botanists. *small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed… …   Wikipedia

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