peduncle
English
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Goose_barnacle_%28Lepas_anatifera%29_-_NHM_London.jpg/220px-Goose_barnacle_%28Lepas_anatifera%29_-_NHM_London.jpg)
(Lepas anatifera), hanging onto their substrate by their peduncles
Etymology
2=pedPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
From Late Latin pedunculus, from pedis, genitive of pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 797: Parameter "n" is not used by this template.
Audio (UK): (file)
Noun
peduncle (plural peduncles)
- (botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
- (botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
- On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.
- (anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
- (anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
- (anatomy) In vertebrates, the base any any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
- (anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
- (zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
Related terms
Translations
stalk supporting an inflorescence, etc
bundle of neurons
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “peduncle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
peduncle (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
peduncle (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia