pe·dun·cle (p -d ng k l, p dng kl)n. 1. Botany The stalk of an inflorescence or a stalk bearing a solitary flower in a one-flowered inflorescence. 2. Zoology A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure. 3. Anatomy A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain. 4. Medicine The stalklike base to which a polyp or tumor is attached. [New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin p s, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]pe·dun cu·lar (p-dngky-lr) adj. |
peduncle [pɪˈdʌŋkəl]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a slender process of tissue by which a polyp or tumour is attached to the body
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Biology another name for pedicel [2]
[from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle]
peduncled , peduncular [pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlə] adj
| peduncle (p-dngkl, pdngkl) 1. The stalk that attaches a single flower, flower cluster, or fruit to the stem. See more at flower. 2. A stalk supporting an animal organ, such as the eyestalk of a lobster. 3. A slender stalk by which the base of a nonsessile tumor is attached to normal tissue. 4. Any of several stalklike connecting structures in the brain, composed either of white matter or of white and gray matter. |
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| Noun | 1. |  peduncle - the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the bodygrowth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor) pedunculated polyp - a polyp with a stalk or peduncle |
| 2. | peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip | |
| 3. | peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube |
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