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ped·i·cle  (pd-kl)
n.
1. Biology A small stalk or stalklike structure, especially one supporting or connecting an organ or other body part. Also called pedicel.
2. Medicine
a. A slender footlike or stemlike part, as at the base of a tumor.
b. Part of a skin or tissue graft that is left temporarily attached to the original site.
[Latin pediculus, diminutive of ps, ped-, foot; see pedicel.]
pedicle [ˈpɛdɪkəl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle
[from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel]
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Noun1.pedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescencepedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
pedicel
ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
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