n. The stump of a branch.n. A wooden peg.n. The after part of a ship's keel; also, a heavy metal projection abaft a ship's keel for the support of a balance-rudder. See cut under balance-rudder.n. A kind of wild plum, Prunus spinosa or P. insititia.n. The yellow iris, Iris Pseudacorus. Britten and Holland, Eng. Plant Namesn. plural A kind of oats.