Synonyms of the word

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).

growth

• n. An increase in size, number, value, or strength.
• n. (biology) The act of growing, getting bigger or higher.
• n. (biology) Something that grows or has grown.
• n. (pathology) An abnormal mass such as a tumor.

pathway

• n. A footpath or other path or track.
• n. (biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process…

scape

• n. (botany) a leafless stalk growing directly out of a root.
• n. the basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
• n. the basal part of the ovipositor of an insect, more specifically known as the oviscape.
• n. (architecture) the shaft of a column.
• n. (architecture) The apophyge of a shaft.
• v. (archaic) to escape.
• n. (archaic) escape.
• n. (obsolete) A means of escape; evasion.
• n. (obsolete) A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade.
• n. (obsolete) A loose act of vice or lewdness.

tract

• n. An area or expanse.
• n. A series of connected body organs, as in the digestive tract.
• n. A small booklet such as a pamphlet, often for promotional or informational uses.
• n. A brief treatise or discourse on a subject.
• n. A commentator's view or perspective on a subject.
• n. Continued or protracted duration, length, extent.
• n. Part of the proper of the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist for many Christian denominations, used…
• n. (obsolete) Continuity or extension of anything.
• n. (obsolete) Traits; features; lineaments.
• n. (obsolete) The footprint of a wild animal.
• n. (obsolete) Track; trace.
• n. (obsolete) Treatment; exposition.
• v. (obsolete) To pursue, follow; to track.
• v. (obsolete) To draw out; to protract.