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peduncle

[ pi-duhng-kuhl, pee-duhng- ]

noun

  1. Botany.
    1. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
    2. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
  2. Zoology. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
  3. Anatomy.
    1. a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.
    2. an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.


peduncle

/ pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlə; pɪˈdʌŋkəl /

noun

  1. the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
  2. anatomy a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain
  3. pathol a slender process of tissue by which a polyp or tumour is attached to the body
  4. biology another name for pedicel
“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


peduncle

/ pĭ-dŭngkəl,pēdŭng′kəl /

  1. The stalk that attaches a single flower, flower cluster, or fruit to the stem.
  2. See more at flower
  3. A stalk supporting an animal organ, such as the eyestalk of a lobster.
  4. A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue.
  5. Any of several stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either of white matter or of white and gray matter.


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Derived Forms

  • peˈduncled, adjective
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Other Words From

  • pe·duncled pe·dun·cu·lar [pi-, duhng, -ky, uh, -ler], 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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of peduncle1

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

Origin of peduncle1

C18: from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle
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Example Sentences

The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.

The peduncle supporting the plume of medial petals is clearly seen only when the flower opens first.

Clusters small, compound; peduncle slender, of medium length.

Clusters short and broad, compact, with medium to short peduncle.

Clusters medium to large, loose, seldom compound; long peduncle.

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