\Foot"stalk`\, n.
1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole,
   pedicel, or reduncle.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
   (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.
3. (Mach.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in
   a step. --Knight.