Thesaurus: peduncle

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1. n. The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
2. n. A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
3. n. A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.
4. n. the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
5. n. stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
6. n. a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
7. 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. Note: The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate. 2. (Zoöl.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle. 3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.
8. The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant,or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
9. n the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body n stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower n a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain