Definition of peduncle Peduncle

pe•dun•cle

We found 16 definitions of peduncle from 6 different sources.

What does peduncle mean?

Noun Plural: peduncles
peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
		cerebral peduncle
		nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
		flower stalk, scape erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
peduncle - the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
		growth vegetation that has grown; "a growth of trees"; "the only growth was some salt grass"

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peduncle (Noun)
The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
peduncle (Noun)
A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
peduncle (Noun)
A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
peduncle (Noun)
In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna.
peduncle (Noun)
A stem attaching a mass of tissue such as a polyp to the body.
peduncle (Noun)
A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal such as the tip of a dolphin's tail.

peduncle (n.)
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
peduncle (n.)
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
peduncle (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.

peduncle
A stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence.
peduncle
The stalk supporting an inflorescence, separate from the stem of the plant.

peduncle
pē-dung′kl, n. the stalk by which a cluster of flowers or leaves is joined to a twig or branch—sometimes same as pedicel—also Pedun′culus.—adjs. Pedun′cular, Pedun′culate, -d. [Fr. pedoncule—Low L. pedunculus—L. pes, pedis, the foot.]