pedicellate

Variant of pedicel

pedicel definition

pedi·cel (ped′i səl)

noun

  1. Bot.
    1. the stalk of a single flower, fruit, leaf, etc.
    2. the stalk of a grass spikelet
  2. Zool.
    1. a small, stalklike structure or support, as the stalk of a sessile organism or the second segment of an insect's antenna
    2. a small, footlike organ or part

Etymology: ModL pedicellus, dim. of L pediculus, dim. of pes (gen. pedis), foot

Related Forms:

  • pedicellate ped′i·cel′·late (-sel′it, -āt′) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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