Peduncle

//pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
  2. 2
    a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower wordnet
  5. 5
    A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
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  1. 6
    the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body wordnet
  2. 7
    In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
  3. 8
    In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
  4. 9
    A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
  5. 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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