[pe.dun.cle] n [NL pedunculus, dim. of L ped-, pes] (ca. 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 adj -- pe.dun.cu.lar adj