peduncle

noun

(L. pedunculus: little foot, peduncle) In ferns, the stalk of a sporocarp. The stalk of a flower, inflorescence, (flower cluster) or fruit, especially a main stalk bearing a solitary flower or subordinate stalks.
(Pedicle, Stalk): In stalked barnacles, one of two external divisions of the body. Attached to substratum by cement glands: contains ovaries.