| n. | 1. | (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. |
| 2. | (Zool.) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. | |
| 3. | (Mach.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step. |
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