'Peduncle' definitions:
Definition of 'peduncle'
(from WordNet)
noun
The thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
noun
Stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
noun
A bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain [syn: peduncle, cerebral peduncle]
Definition of 'Peduncle'
From: GCIDE
- Peduncle \Pe*dun"cle\, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p['e]doncule.]
- 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]