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pedicel

American  
[ped-uh-suhl, -sel] / ˈpɛd ə səl, -ˌsɛl /

noun

  1. Botany.

    1. a small stalk.

    2. an ultimate division of a common peduncle.

    3. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower.

  2. Zoology. a pedicle or peduncle.

pedicel British  
/ ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl, pɪˈdɪsɪˌleɪt /

noun

  1. the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence

  2. Also called: peduncle.  biology any short stalk bearing an organ or organism

  3. the second segment of an insect's antenna

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pedicel Scientific  
/ pĕd′ĭ-səl /

  1. A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.

Other Word Forms

  • pedicellar adjective
  • pedicellate adjective

Etymology

Origin of pedicel

1670–80; < New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus a little foot. See pedicle

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