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Peduncle n.

(Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. Note: The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate.

(Zool.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects.

(Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.

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Etymology of 'Peduncle'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Peduncle" Quotes from Famous Books

... in. long, on an erect or curved peduncle, from a whorl of 3 leaves at summit of stem. Three spreading, green, narrowly oblong sepals; 3 oval or oblong petals; 6 stamens, the anthers about as long as filaments; 3 slender styles stigmatic along inner ...

— Wild Flowers Worth Knowing • Neltje Blanchan et al

Words linked to "Peduncle" : pedicle, scape, prosencephalon, forebrain, nerve pathway, tract, growth, pathway, flower stalk