PEDUNCLE


Meaning of PEDUNCLE in English

n.1 Bot. the stalk of a flower, fruit, or cluster, esp. a main stalk bearing a solitary flower or subordinate stalks (cf. PEDICEL).

2 Zool. a stalklike projection in an animal body.

Derivatives:

peduncular adj. pedunculate adj.

Etymology: mod.L pedunculus f. L pes pedis foot: see -UNCLE

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.