peduncle

1. The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
2. A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.
3. A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
4. In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
5. In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
6. A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
7. A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/

Etymology

From Late Latin pedunculus, from pedis, genitive of pēs (“foot”).

Synonyms

stalk

pedicel

stem

fruit stem

scape

pedicle

cerebral peduncle

flower-stalk

shaft

shank

spear

contrail

axis

stipe

stock

trail

caudex

condensation trail

flower stalk

arm

podetium

leafstalk

helve

petiole

Translations

pedúnculo

pédoncule

peduncle

peduncolo

Blütenstiel

pedúnculo

Stiel

çiçek sapı

pedünkül

μίσχος

κοτσάνι

σκέλος

pédicelle

pédicule

Pedunculo