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pedicel
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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.

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

pedi·cellar (-slr) adj.

pedicel  (pd-sl)
A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pedicelpedicel - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
ray - a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence
peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower


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