n.
Pronunciation: ' p ē - ˌ d ə ŋ -k ə l, pi- '
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin ped-, pes
Date: circa 1753
1 : a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification
2 : a narrow part by which some larger part or the whole body of an organism is attached : STALK , PEDICEL
3 : a narrow stalk by which a tumor or polyp is attached
– pe · dun · cled \ -k ə ld \ adjective
– pe · dun · cu · lar \ pi- ' d ə ŋ -ky ə -l ə r \ adjective