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Peduncle definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PEDUN'CLE, n. [L. pes,the foot.] In botany,the stem or stalk that supports the fructification of a plant,and of course the fruit.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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 [syn: peduncle, cerebral peduncle]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin ped-, pes Date: circa 1753 1. a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification 2. a narrow part by which some larger part or the whole body of an organism is attached ; stalk, pedicel 3. a narrow stalk by which a tumor or polyp is attached • peduncled adjective • peduncular adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 Bot. the stalk of a flower, fruit, or cluster, esp. a main stalk bearing a solitary flower or subordinate stalks (cf. PEDICEL). 2 Zool. a stalklike projection in an animal body. Derivatives: peduncular adj. pedunculate adj. Etymology: mod.L pedunculus f. L pes pedis foot: see -UNCLE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.