[ 'pɛdɪs(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 Botany a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence.
2》 Anatomy & Zoology another term for pedicle .
Derivatives
~late -'dɪs(ə)leɪt adjective
Origin
C17: from mod. L. ~lus 'small foot', dimin. of pes , ped- 'foot'.