pedicellate

[ ped-uh-sel-it, -eyt, ped-uh-suh-lit, -leyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1820–30; pedicel + -ate ¹

Flowers perfect, pedicellate, sometimes subsessile and thyrsoid-spicate.

A loose irregularly compound inflorescence with pedicellate flowers.

A flower having a stalk is called pedunculate or pedicellate; one having no stalk is sessile.

A flower with a stalk is called pedunculate or pedicellate; without a stalk, it is sessile.

Tibia, concave on inner edge, pedicellate, shorter than femur.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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