PEDICEL

[ped.i.cel] n [NL pedicellus, dim. of L pediculus] (1676): a slender basal part of an organism or one of its parts: as a: a plant stalk that supports a fruiting or spore-bearing organ b: a narrow basal attachment (as of the abdomen of an ant) of an animal organ or part -- ped.i.cel.late adj