peduncle
noun/pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/
Etymology From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-).
7 senses
- 1The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
- 2A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of…
- 3A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
- 4In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or…
- 5In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive…
- 6A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
- 7A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal…
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences 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.1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
- Derived terms
- peduncled
- Related terms
- pedicel, peduncular, pedunculate