PEDUNCLE


Meaning of PEDUNCLE in English

— peduncled, peduncular /pi dung"kyeuh leuhr/ , adj.

/pi dung"keuhl, pee"dung-/ , n.

1. Bot.

a. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.

b. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.

2. Zool. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.

3. Anat.

a. a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.

b. an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.

[ 1745-55; pedunculus, equiv. to L ped-, s. of pes FOOT + -unculus dim. suffix, orig. of n-stems; cf. CARBUNCLE, HOMUNCULUS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .