pedicel
noun
- Bot.
- the stalk of a single flower, fruit, leaf, etc.
- the stalk of a grass spikelet
- Zool.
- a small, stalklike structure or support, as the stalk of a sessile organism or the second segment of an insect's antenna
- a small, footlike organ or part
See pedicel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĕdˈĭ-səl, -sĕlˌ)
noun- 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.
- See pedicle.
Related Forms:
- pedˌi·celˈlar (-sĕlˈər) adjective
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