peduncle

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In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna
A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure

On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.

A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail)
The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence
A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain
{n} the footstalk of the fructification of plants
1) Stalk of an inflorescence or a solitary flower [6] 2) In magnolias, the pedicel is referred to as a peduncle
The stalk that holds the inflorescence (the flower head) It starts at the base of the flowering stem and stops at the beginning of the flower head In Lavender it is what makes a long flower wand or a short one
A stalk supporting either a single flower or a cluster of flowers
the stalk of either a single flower or an inflorescence
a band of connective fibers, resembling a stalk Top of Page
Primary flower stalk
The stalk of a flower cluster or of a solitary flower
(foot, limb, stalk)
the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
stalk of flower cluster, or a single flower
stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
Both the individual flower and the inflorescence are attached to a single, primary stalk called the peduncle Compare with pedicel
The axis of an inflorescence
The stem or stalk of an inflorescence or a solitary flower
of Barnacle
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphins tail)
The flower stalk or tendril that may support a cluster of flowers or the single flower
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits
The main branch of a solitary inflorescence
– (in Hosta) the main stem of the inflorescence; flower stem
{i} flower stalk; stem
A primary flower-stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower
caudal peduncle
The narrow part of a fish's body to which the caudal or tail fin is attached
peduncular
{a} pertaining to a peduncle
peduncles
plural of peduncle
peduncular
{s} of a flower stalk; of a stem
peduncular
Of or pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as, a peduncular tendril
peduncle

    Hyphenation

    pe·dun·cle

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'pE-"d&[ng]-k&l, pi-' ] (noun.) circa 1753. From Late Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedis, genitive of pēs, a ‘foot’
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