PEDUNCLE


Meaning of PEDUNCLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpē-ˌdəŋ-kəl, pi-ˈ ]

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 -kəld adjective

• pe·dun·cu·lar pi-ˈdəŋ-kyə-lər adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.