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Definitions for Peduncle
[1] Botany . a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
[2] Zoology . a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
[3] Anatomy . a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain. an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
[4] the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
[5] anatomy a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain
[6] pathol a slender process of tissue by which a polyp or tumour is attached to the body
[7] biology another name for pedicel (def. 2)
Words related to Peduncle
branch, trunk, shoot, stock, axis, pedicle, pedicel, petiole
Words nearby Peduncle
pedro, pedro i, pedro ii, pedro juan caballero, peds, peduncle, peduncle of corpus callosum, peduncular ansa, pedunculate, pedunculate oak, pedunculotomy
Origin of Peduncle
1745–55; < New Latin pedunculus, equivalent to Latin ped-, stem of pēs foot + -unculus diminutive suffix, orig. of n-stems; cf. carbuncle, homunculus
Other words from Peduncle
pe·dun·cled , pe·dun·cu·lar [pi-duhng -kyuh -ler] /pɪˈdʌŋ kyə lər/ , adjective
in·ter·pe·dun·cu·lar , adjective
post·pe·dun·cu·lar , adjective
pre·pe·dun·cle , noun
sub·pe·dun·cle , noun
sub·pe·dun·cled , adjective
sub·pe·dun·cu·lar , adjective
pe•dun′ cu•lar (pĭ-dŭng′ kyə-lər ) adj.
Word origin for Peduncle
C18: from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle
Synonyms for Peduncle
branch, trunk, axis, pedicel, pedicle, petiole, shoot, stock