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Pedicel

Pedicel Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Pedicel? [n] a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle Synonyms \| Synonyms for Pedicel: pedicle Related Terms \| Find terms related to Pedicel: anthrophore \| axis \| baluster \| balustrade \| banister \| base \| bole \| cane \| carpophore \| caryatid \| caudex \| caulicle \| caulis \| colonnade \| column \| culm \| dado \| die \| footstalk \| funicule \| funiculus \| haulm \| jack \| leafstalk \| newel-post \| pedestal \| peduncle \| petiole \| petiolule \| petiolus \| pier \| pilaster \| pile \| piling \| pillar \| plinth \| pole \| post \| queen-post \| reed \| seedstalk \| shaft \| socle \| spear \| spire \| staff \| stalk \| stanchion \| stand \| standard \| stem \| stipe \| stock \| straw \| subbase \| surbase \| tigella \| trunk \| upright See Also \| peduncle \| ray Pedicel In Webster's Dictionary \Ped"i*cel\, n. [F. p['e]dicelle. See {Pedicle}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See {Peduncle}, and Illust. of {Flower}. (b) A slender support of any special organ, as that of a capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in alg[ae], or a sporangium in ferns. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of {Aphis lion}. 3. (Anat.) (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch connecting with the centrum of a vertebra. (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.

Pedicel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pedicel?

[n] a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pedicel: pedicle

See Also | peduncle | ray

Pedicel In Webster's Dictionary

\Ped"i*cel\, n. [F. p['e]dicelle. See {Pedicle}.]
1. (Bot.)
   (a) A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether
       solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common
       peduncle. See {Peduncle}, and Illust. of {Flower}.
   (b) A slender support of any special organ, as that of a
       capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in alg[ae], or a
       sporangium in ferns.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A slender stem by which certain of the lower
   animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of {Aphis
   lion}.

3. (Anat.)
   (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch
       connecting with the centrum of a vertebra.
   (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the
       antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.

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