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peduncle
n.
flower stalk; stem
Peduncle
The term
peduncle has several meanings:
- Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed
- Cerebral peduncle, a band of neurons, resembling a stalk, which connect varied parts of the brain
- Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body
- Caudal peduncle, in fish, the narrow part of the body to which the tail attaches
- Peduncle (arthropods), the base segments of an antenna
- In insect brains, the peduncle connects the lobes of the mushroom bodies to its calyx
- In stalked barnacles, one of two external divisions of the body, a stalk attached to the substrate by cement glands
peduncle
Noun
1. the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
(hypernym) growth
(part-holonym) pedunculated polyp
2. stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
(hypernym) scape, flower stalk
(hyponym) pedicel, pedicle
3. a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
(synonym) cerebral peduncle
(hypernym) nerve pathway, tract, nerve tract, pathway
(part-holonym) forebrain, prosencephalon
Peduncle
(n.)
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
(n.)
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
(n.)
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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