Synonyms of the word

pedicel

• n. (botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within…
• n. (anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
• n. (zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
• n. (mycology) a slender stalk.

pedicle

• n. (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
• n. (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
• n. A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue.
• n. pedicel (any sense).
• n. peduncle (any sense).
• n. (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.

peduncle

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