Pedicel
[ped-uh-suh l, -sel] /ˈpɛd ə səl, -ˌsɛl/
noun
1.
Botany.
2.
Zoology. a pedicle or peduncle.
/ˈpɛdɪˌsɛl/
noun
1.
the stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence
2.
(biology) Also called peduncle. any short stalk bearing an organ or organism
3.
the second segment of an insect’s antenna
n.
1670s, from Modern Latin pedicellus, diminutive of pediculus (see pedicle).
pedicel ped·i·cel (pěd’ĭ-səl, -sěl’)
n.
ped’i·cel’lar (-sěl’ər) adj.
pedicel
(pěd’ĭ-səl)
A small stalk supporting a single flower in an inflorescence.
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[ped-uh-suh-lair-ee-uh] /ˌpɛd ə səˈlɛər i ə/ noun, plural pedicellariae [ped-uh-suh-lair-ee-ee] /ˌpɛd ə səˈlɛər iˌi/ (Show IPA). Zoology. 1. one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
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[ped-uh-sel-it, -eyt, ped-uh-suh-lit, -leyt] /ˌpɛd əˈsɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈpɛd ə sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/ adjective 1. having a or . pedicellate ped·i·cel·late (pěd’ĭ-sěl’ĭt, -āt’) adj. Having or supported by a pedicel or pedicle.
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[ped-uh-sel-it, -eyt, ped-uh-suh-lit, -leyt] /ˌpɛd əˈsɛl ɪt, -eɪt, ˈpɛd ə sə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/ adjective 1. having a or . pedicellation ped·i·cel·la·tion (pěd’ĭ-sə-lā’shən) n. Formation of a pedicel, pedicle, or peduncle. pedicellate ped·i·cel·late (pěd’ĭ-sěl’ĭt, -āt’) adj. Having or supported by a pedicel or pedicle.
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[ped-i-kuh l] /ˈpɛd ɪ kəl/ noun, Zoology. 1. a small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids. /ˈpɛdɪkəl/ noun 1. (biology) any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle n. “footstalk of a plant,” 1620s, from Latin pediculus “footstalk, little foot,” diminutive of pedem (nominative pes) “foot” (see foot (n.)). […]