pedunculate

American  

[pi-duhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt] / pɪˈdʌŋ kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

Also pedunculated

adjective

1. having a peduncle.

2. growing on a peduncle.

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pedunculate British  

/ -ˌleɪt, pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlɪt /

adjective

1. having, supported on, or growing from a peduncle

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• subpedunculate
  adjective
• subpedunculated
  adjective
• pedunculation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of pedunculate

From the New Latin word pedunculātus, dating back to 1750–60. See peduncle, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The pedunculate oak, which was cut down on 3 April, was located on the edge of an Enfield council-owned park in north London and overlooked the Toby Carvery pub.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

The pedunculate oak, which was cut down on 3 April, was located on the edge of Enfield council-owned park in north London and overlooked a Toby Carvery.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025

An Enfield Council planning document from March 2024 found the pedunculate oak, on the edge of Whitewebbs Park, had high ecological and landscape value.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2025

The researchers looked at how long enveloped and nonenveloped viruses remained infectious on the surface of six types of wood: Scots pine, silver birch, gray alder, eucalyptus, pedunculate oak and Norway spruce.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024

The genus, therefore, may, like that, admit of being divided into sections, distinguished respectively by the presence or absence of a pedunculate operculum. a.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1 by MacGillivray, John