pedicel

Meaning

1. A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.
2. A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.
3. A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
4. A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
5. A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
6. A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
7. The segment of an antler that attaches to the head of a cervid.

Synonyms

peduncle

stalk

pedicle

stem

caudex

stipe

shank

stock

stub

trunk

flower stalk

podetium

flower-stalk

floral shoot

flower peduncle

arm

strig

axis

helve

leafstalk

scape

shaft

Translations

pédicelle

pedicelo

Blütenstiel

pedicel

çiçek sapı

pedicello

peduncolo

pedicelo

pedúnculo

pedúnculo

raquilla

peduncle

pediçel

Blütenstengel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛd.ɪs.əl/

Etymology

From Late Latin pedīcellus, diminutive of pedīculus (“foot-stalk or pedicle of a fruit or leaf”), diminutive of pēs (“foot”).