peduncles

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plural of peduncle
caudal peduncles
plural form of caudal peduncle
peduncle
In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna
peduncle
A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure

On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.

peduncle
A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body
peduncle
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail)
peduncle
The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence
peduncle
{n} the footstalk of the fructification of plants
peduncle
1) Stalk of an inflorescence or a solitary flower [6] 2) In magnolias, the pedicel is referred to as a peduncle
peduncle
The stalk that holds the inflorescence (the flower head) It starts at the base of the flowering stem and stops at the beginning of the flower head In Lavender it is what makes a long flower wand or a short one
peduncle
A stalk supporting either a single flower or a cluster of flowers
peduncle
the stalk of either a single flower or an inflorescence
peduncle
a band of connective fibers, resembling a stalk Top of Page
peduncle
Primary flower stalk
peduncle
The stalk of a flower cluster or of a solitary flower
peduncle
(foot, limb, stalk)
peduncle
the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
peduncle
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
peduncle
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
peduncle
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
peduncle
stalk of flower cluster, or a single flower
peduncle
stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
peduncle
Both the individual flower and the inflorescence are attached to a single, primary stalk called the peduncle Compare with pedicel
peduncle
A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain
peduncle
The axis of an inflorescence
peduncle
The stem or stalk of an inflorescence or a solitary flower
peduncle
of Barnacle
peduncle
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects
peduncle
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphins tail)
peduncle
The flower stalk or tendril that may support a cluster of flowers or the single flower
peduncle
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits
peduncle
The main branch of a solitary inflorescence
peduncle
– (in Hosta) the main stem of the inflorescence; flower stem
peduncle
{i} flower stalk; stem
peduncle
A primary flower-stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower
peduncles

    Etymology

    [ 'pE-"d&[ng]-k&l, pi-' ] (noun.) circa 1753. New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin ped-, pes.
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