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In my recent post, there was this quote as part of the answer:

And also, Succulents and Christmas cactus like drier feet, ferns and spider plants like wetter feet. *Bold added for emphasis

In reference to the term "feet" what does this specifically refer to and is this a term ubiquitous to gardening/plants?

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It refers to the soil, and the roots.

For example, likes drier feet means that the plant thrives in drier soil.

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  • yeah, like when we say we have wet feet, we mean the outer skin and the environment outside (socks, shoes, etc.) not our foot which should be full of blood.)
    – Giacomo Catenazzi
    Commented Sep 5 at 12:41
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I was using 'foot' to mean "something resembling a foot in position or use". I don't think it's a specific botanical term. Roots are just analogous to feet, to me.

But I am not alone. Mohit Kumar Roa thinks so too, here's a sculpture of his.

A carved wooden sculpture of a human woman where the wood transitions into the carved plant's roots around mid thigh, replacing the lower leg and foot

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