A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root.
The apophyge of a shaft.
The cry of the snipe when flushed.
The snipe itself.
The shaft of a column.
The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
The basal part of the ovipositor of an insect, more specifically known as the oviscape.
A bifurcation in the trunk of a tree giving rise to two roughly equal diameter branches.