Peduncle Definition

pĭ-dŭngkəl, pēdŭngkəl
noun
The stalk of a flower cluster or inflorescence.
Webster's New World
A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure.
American Heritage Medicine
A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting various parts of the brain.
Webster's New World
The stalk of a solitary flower which is regarded as a reduced inflorescence, as in the narcissus.
Webster's New World
A narrow, stalklike base of a tumor or polyp.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Peduncle

Noun

Singular:
peduncle
Plural:
peduncles

Origin of Peduncle

  • New Latin pedunculus diminutive of Latin pēs ped- foot ped- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedis, genitive of pÄ“s, a "˜foot'

    From Wiktionary

Peduncle Sentence Examples

  • To the right (in the figure) of the rectal peduncle is seen the deeply invaginated shell-gland ss, with a secretion sh protruding from it.

  • Two pairs of muscles, apparently connected with the peduncle and its limited movements, have been minutely described by Hancock as having one of their extremities attached to this organ.

  • The dorsal adjustors are fixed to the ventral surface of the peduncle, and are again inserted into the hinge-plate in the smaller valve.

  • The function of these muscles, according to the same authority, is not only that of erecting the shell; they serve also to attach the peduncle to the shell, and thus effect the steadying of it upon the peduncle.

  • The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.

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Words Starting With

PPEPED

Words Ending With

ELECLE

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peduncle

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PE & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With LE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E