01 n. The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.
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The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.(Bot.)
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The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.(Zool.)
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The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.(Mach.)