pedicle

Meaning

1. A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
2. The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
3. A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
4. pedicel (any sense)
5. peduncle (any sense)
6. Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
7. A fetter for the foot.

Synonyms

peduncle

stalk

stem

pedicel

fruit stem

end of a stalk

stub

joint

trunk

caudex

extreme end

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛdɪkəl/

Etymology

From Latin pedīculus (“little foot”), diminutive of pēs.