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peduncle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Peduncle \Pe*dun"cle\, n. [Formed fr (assumed) L. pedunculus dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf F. p['e]doncule.] 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. Note: The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large and a pedicel if it is small or delicate. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of {Barnacle}. 3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: peduncle n 1: the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body 2: stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower 3: a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
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