Dictionary

noun

Definitions

1. A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.

   Synonyms:footstalkstrig

2. A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.

3. A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.

4. A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.

   Synonyms:petiole