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Webster 1913 Edition
Peduncle
Pe-dun′cle
,Noun.
[Formed fr. (assumed) L.
pedunculus
, dim. of pes
, pedis
, a foot: cf. F. pédoncule
.] 1.
(Bot.)
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
☞ 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.
(Zool.)
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.Webster 1828 Edition
Peduncle
PEDUN'CLE
,Noun.