Footstalk

1.

The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.

2.

The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles.

3.

The stem which supports which supports the eye in decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.

4.

The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in a step.