pedicel
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ped·i·cel
(pĕd′ĭ-səl, -sĕl′)n.
1. Botany
a. A small stalk or stalklike part bearing a single flower in an inflorescence.
b. A support for a fern sporangium or moss capsule.
2. See pedicle.
[New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
ped′i·cel′lar (-sĕl′ər) adj.
pedicel
(ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl)n
1. (Botany) the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence
2. (Biology) biology Also called: peduncle any short stalk bearing an organ or organism
3. (Zoology) the second segment of an insect's antenna
[C17: from New Latin pedicellus, from Latin pedīculus, from pēs foot]
pedicellate adj
ped•i•cel
(ˈpɛd ə səl, -ˌsɛl)n.
1. the stalk of a single flower in a branched inflorescence.
[1670–80; < New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus a little foot. See pedicle]
ped·i·cel
(pĕd′ĭ-səl) A small stalk supporting a single flower in a plant.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower |