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Peduncle

Peduncle Meaning & Definition
Peduncle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peduncle?

[n] a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
[n] stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
[n] the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

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See Also | flower stalk | forebrain | growth | nerve pathway | nerve tract | pathway | pedicel | pedicle | pedunculated polyp | prosencephalon | scape | tract

Peduncle In Webster's Dictionary

\Pe*dun"cle\, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p['e]doncule.] 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. Note: The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of {Barnacle}. 3. (Anat.) 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.

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