— peduncled, peduncular /pi dung"kyeuh leuhr/ , adj.
/pi dung"keuhl, pee"dung-/ , n.
1. Bot.
a. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
b. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
2. Zool. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
3. Anat.
a. a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.
b. an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
[ 1745-55; pedunculus, equiv. to L ped-, s. of pes FOOT + -unculus dim. suffix, orig. of n-stems; cf. CARBUNCLE, HOMUNCULUS ]