Definition of footstalk

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Footstalk (n.) The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.

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Petiole :: Petiole (n.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf..
Corymb :: Corymb (n.) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn..
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles..
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.
Podocephalous :: Podocephalous (a.) Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk..
Shank :: Shank (v. i.) To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually followed by off..
Sessile :: Sessile (a.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom..
Podophthalmous :: Podophthalmous (a.) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels..
Podocarp :: Podocarp (n.) A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit..
Footstalk :: Footstalk (n.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle..
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