pedunculate
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- pedunculation noun
- subpedunculate adjective
- subpedunculated adjective
Etymology
Origin of pedunculate
From the New Latin word pedunculātus, dating back to 1750–60. See peduncle, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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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
Relying upon this conclusion we infer that all of the three elementary species have umbels, some pedunculate and the others not.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de
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