n. In architecture, a continuous pedestal; a stylobate; also, a raised platform which surrounded the arena of the ancient amphitheater, upon which sat persons of distinction, or a bench surrounding a room.n. In zoology and anatomy, the foot; the pes: usually applied in ornithology to the toes collectively, without the shank of the foot.n. In conchology, the foot of a mollusk.n. In botany: A footstalk, stipe, or the like.n. A joint, internode, or independent unit in the growth of the axis of a plant.n. In echinoderms, one of the tube-feet.