footstalk

American  

[foot-stawk] / ˈfʊtˌstɔk /

noun

Botany, Zoology.

1. a pedicel; peduncle.

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footstalk British  

/ ˈfʊtˌstɔːk /

noun

1. a small supporting stalk in animals and plants; a pedicel, peduncle, or pedicle

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Etymology

Origin of footstalk

First recorded in 1555–65; foot + stalk ¹

Example Sentences

These they strung upon a thread, taking care to pass the thread through that end nearest the footstalk.

From Popular Adventure Tales by Reid, Mayne

Fringed Gentian Gentiana crinita Flowers—Deep, bright blue, rarely white, several or many, about 2 in. high, stiffly erect, and solitary at ends of very long footstalk.

From Wild Flowers Worth Knowing by Blanchan, Neltje

The leaves are used for thatching, for making mats, baskets, hats, etc.; combs are made from the hard footstalk; the heart of the tree is used as we use cabbages.

From Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture by Saunders, William

Fruit.—Ripening in October, one or several from the same footstalk, about 3 inches long, oblong, pointed, green, downy, and sticky at first, dark brown when dry: shells sculptured, rough: kernel edible, sweet but oily.

From Handbook of the Trees of New England by Dame, Lorin Low

Petiole, a footstalk of a leaf; a leaf-stalk, 49.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa