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.
2. peduncle (def. 3).
[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.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pedicel - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescencepedicel - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
pedicle
ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
Translations
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pedicel

[ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl] n → pedicello
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In addition, these authors showed that the basal membrane, the slit diaphragm and pedicel were more preserved in the both sedentary and trained normotensive rats and trained SHR compared to the sedentary SHR (Garcia-Pinto et al.
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Its papery sheath opens and the white drop falls free, supported by a hair-fine stem - the pedicel.
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It swells, its papery sheath opens and the big white drop is free to dangle, supported only by a hair-fine stem - the pedicel.
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Next the flowers were dissected and the pedicel and receptacle (one unit), one sepal, one petal, one stamen and the pistil were isolated.
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