peduncle | ||
1. | [ noun ] (botany) stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower | |
Related terms: | scape pedicel | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,pathology) the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body | |
Related terms: | growth pedunculated_polyp polyp | |
3. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain | |
Synonyms: | cerebral_peduncle | |
Related terms: | nerve_pathway forebrain | |
Similar spelling: |
pedunculate |