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.
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Peduncle
//pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l//
Synonyms for "peduncle" (35 found)
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38 translations across 17 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- تَعْرِيجَة noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- سُوَيْق noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- سُوَيْق noun (botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure)
- سُوَيْق noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
Breton
1 entries- troadenn noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Catalan
2 entries- peduncle noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- peduncle noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
Cebuano
1 entries- pawod noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Dutch
1 entries- steel noun (botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure)
Esperanto
1 entries- pedunklo noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Finnish
4 entries- hermokimppu noun (zoology: collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal)
- hermosäiekimppu noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
- kanta noun (botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure)
- kukintoranka noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
French
1 entries- pédoncule noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
German
4 entries- Hirnschenkel noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
- Hirnstiel noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
- Stiel noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- Stiel noun (botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure)
Greek
1 entries- κοτσάνι noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Hungarian
1 entries- kocsány noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
Ido
1 entries- pedunklo noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Indonesian
1 entries- pedunkel noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Occitan
2 entries- pecol noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- pedoncul noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Polish
1 entries- szypuła noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
Spanish
2 entries- pedúnculo noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
- pedúnculo noun (bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain)
Welsh
1 entries- pedwncl noun (botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence)
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