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noun
1.
Botany.
a.
a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
b.
the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
2.
Zoology. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
3.
Anatomy.
a.
a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.
b.
an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
Origin:
1745–55; < Neo-Latin pedunculus, equivalent to Latin ped-, stem of pēs foot + -unculus diminutive suffix, orig. of n-stems; compare carbuncle, homunculus
1745–55; < Neo-Latin pedunculus, equivalent to Latin ped-, stem of pēs foot + -unculus diminutive suffix, orig. of n-stems; compare carbuncle, homunculus
Related forms
in·ter·pe·dun·cu·lar, adjective
post·pe·dun·cu·lar, adjective
pre·pe·dun·cle, noun
sub·pe·dun·cle, noun
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Peduncle
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| peduncle (pɪˈdʌŋkəl) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C18: from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see | |
| pe'duncled | |
| —adj | |
| peduncular | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
peduncle pe·dun·cle (pĭ-dŭng'kəl, pē'dŭng'kəl)
n.
See pedicle.
See pedunculus.
pe·dun'cu·lar (pĭ-dŭng'kyə-lər) adj.
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