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1.nounA leafless stalk growing directly out of a root.
2.nounThe basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
3.nounThe basal part of the ovipositor of an insect, more specifically known as the oviscape.
4.nounThe shaft of a column.
5.nounThe apophyge of a shaft.