pedicel

American  

[ped-uh-suhl, -sel] / ˈpɛd ə səl, -ˌsɛl /

noun

1. Botany.

   1. a small stalk.

   2. an ultimate division of a common peduncle.

   3. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.

2. Zoology. a pedicle or peduncle.

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pedicel British  

/ ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl, pɪˈdɪsɪˌleɪt /

noun

1. the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence

2. Also called: peduncle.  biology any short stalk bearing an organ or organism

3. the second segment of an insect's antenna

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pedicel Scientific  

/ pĕd′ĭ-səl /

1. A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pedicellar
  adjective
• pedicellate
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of pedicel

1670–80; < New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus a little foot. See pedicle

Related Words

• trunk
• twig