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

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  1. n. The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.
  2. n. The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.
  3. n. The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.
  4. n. The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.
  5. 1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. 2. (Zoöl.) (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.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. Knight.
  6. The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, orreduncle.
  7. n. The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. n. The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. n. The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk. n. The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.