pedicel
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From post-classical Latin pedicellus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin pediculus.
Pronunciation
Noun
pedicel (plural pedicels)
- (botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
- (anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
- (zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
- 1996: Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the pedicel. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 10)
- (mycology) a slender stalk
Synonyms
(stalk of individual flower): footstalk, strig
Translations
stalk of an individual flower
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stalk-like body part
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slender stalk
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