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footstalk

[foot-stawk]

noun Botany, Zoology.

a pedicel; peduncle.

Origin:
1555–65; foot + stalk¹

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footstalk (ˈfʊtˌstɔːk)

—n
	a small supporting stalk in animals and plants; a pedicel, peduncle, or pedicle

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