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peduncle

[ pi-duhng-kuhl, pee-duhng- ]
/ pɪˈdʌŋ kəl, ˈpi dʌŋ- /
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noun
Botany.
  1. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
  2. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
Zoology. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
Anatomy.
  1. a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.
  2. an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
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Origin of peduncle

First recorded in 1745–55; from New Latin pedunculus, equivalent to Latin ped-, stem of pēs foot + -unculus diminutive suffix, originally of n-stems; cf. carbuncle, homunculus

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Words nearby peduncle

pedro, Pedro I, Pedro II, Pedro Juan Caballero, Peds, peduncle, pedunculate, pedunculate oak, pedway, ped-Xing, pee
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Words related to peduncle

branch, trunk, axis, pedicel, pedicle, petiole, shoot, stock

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British Dictionary definitions for peduncle

peduncle
/ (pɪˈdʌŋkəl) /
noun
the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
anatomy a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain
pathol a slender process of tissue by which a polyp or tumour is attached to the body
biology another name for pedicel (def. 2)

Derived forms of peduncle

peduncled or peduncular (pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlə), adjective

Word Origin for peduncle

C18: from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for peduncle

peduncle
[ pĭ-dŭng′kəl, pē′dŭng′kəl ]
The stalk that attaches a single flower, flower cluster, or fruit to the stem. See more at flower.
A stalk supporting an animal organ, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.
A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue.
Any of several stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either of white matter or of white and gray matter.
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