pedicel (redirected from pedicellar)

ped·i·cel  (pd-sl, -sl)

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.

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[New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus, diminutive of ps, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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pedi·cellar (-slr) adj.

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pedicel [ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) Also called peduncle Biology any short stalk bearing an organ or organism

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the second segment of an insect's antenna

[from New Latin pedicellus, from Latin pedīculus, from pēs foot]

pedicellate  [pɪˈdɪsɪˌleɪt] adj

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pedicel  (pd-sl)

A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pedicel - 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

pedicel [ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl] n → pedicello