'Footstalk' definitions:

Definition of 'Footstalk'

From: GCIDE
  • Footstalk \Foot"stalk`\, n.
  • 1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) (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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Mach.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. --Knight. [1913 Webster]