peduncle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: peduncle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for peduncle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peduncle n the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain Synonym(s): peduncle, cerebral peduncle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peduncle \Pedun"cle\, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p[82]doncule.] 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. (Zo[94]l.) 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.