strig

/S T R IH1 G/
noun
  1. 1

    (botany) A pedicel or footstalk, especially of a flowering or fruit-bearing plant, such as the currant.

  2. 2

    (UK dialectal) The string of a button.

  3. 3

    The tang of a sword-blade.

verb
  1. 1

    To strip the pedical from a plant.