Meaning of PEDUNCLE
| Pronunciation: | | pi'dungkul
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- [n] a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
- [n] stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
- [n] the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
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| | See Also: | | flower stalk, forebrain, growth, nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, pedicel, pedicle, pedunculated polyp, prosencephalon, scape, tract | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pe*dun"cle\, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus,
dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p['e]doncule.]
1. (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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and
barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of
{Barnacle}.
3. (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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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Stalk attached to a flower. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The stalk of an inflorescence; in ferns, the stalk of a sporocarp. |
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