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Peduncle
//pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l// noun
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Noun
- 1 The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
- 2 a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain wordnet
- 3 A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.
"On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae."
- 4 stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower wordnet
- 5 A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
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- 6 the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body wordnet
- 7 In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
- 8 In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
- 9 A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
- 10 A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
Etymology
From Late Latin pedunculus, from pedis, genitive of pēs (“foot”).
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