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peduncular

Variant of peduncle

noun

  1. Anat. a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting various parts of the brain
  2. Bot.
    1. the stalk of a flower cluster or inflorescence
    2. the stalk of a solitary flower which is regarded as a reduced inflorescence, as in the narcissus
  3. Med. a narrow, stalklike base of a tumor or polyp
  4. Zool. a slender, stalklike part, as between the abdomen and middle section of an insect, or the stalk of a goose barnacle; pedicel

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