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[edit]Agave, showing the giant peduncle of its inflorescence
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Human brainstem showing some of the connecting bundles of neurons, structures known as peduncles
Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin pedunculus, from pedis, genitive of pēs (“foot”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/[1]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]peduncle (plural peduncles)
- (botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
- (botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
- 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5:
- On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.
- (anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
- (anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
- (anatomy) In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
- (anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
- (zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
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botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
anatomy, arthropoda: base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures
anatomy: stem attaching a mass of tissue to the body
zoology: collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal
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References
[edit]- ^ “peduncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “peduncle”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
peduncle (botany) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
peduncle (anatomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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