ˈpedəˌsel noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus little foot, footstalk — more at pedicle
1.
a. : a slender plant stalk ; especially : one that supports a fruiting or spore-bearing organ
the pedicel of a sporangium
b.
(1) : one of the ultimate single flower-bearing divisions of a common peduncle
(2) : a peduncle especially if slender or delicate that bears a single flower — see flower illustration
2.
a. : a small or short stalk or stem in an animal body : a narrow basal part by which a larger part or body is attached (as the outgrowth of the frontal bone that supports the antler of a deer or the pedicle of a vertebra) : peduncle , footstalk
b. : a small foot or footlike organ (as a tube foot of an echinoderm)
c. : the second joint of the antenna of an insect between the scope and funicle
d. : the nodiform basal segment of the abdomen of an ant
e. : the narrow anterior portion of the abdomen of a spider that links abdomen and cephalothorax