Meanings
nounpeduncle (plural peduncles)
plural peduncles
- biologyThe stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
- biologyA short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.
On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.
1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, Chicago, Ill.: Field Museum of Natural History, →ISBN, page 5 - anatomyA bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
- anatomyIn arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles.
- anatomyIn vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
- biologyA collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
Similar
cerebral peduncle
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latinpedunculus
- Englishpeduncle
From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic سُوَيْق, سُوَيْقَة
- سُوَيْق (suwayq)botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa)botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- تَعْرِيجَة (taʕrīja)botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- سُوَيْق (suwayq)botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
- سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa)botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
- سُوَيْق (suwayq)bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
- سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa)bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
Catalan peduncle, peduncle
- pedunclebotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- pedunclebundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
Dutch steel
- steelbotany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
Esperanto pedunklo
- pedunklobotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
Finnish kukintoranka, kukkalapakko
- kukintorankabotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- kukkalapakkobotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- lapakkobotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- kukkavarsibotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- kantabotany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
- hermosäiekimppubundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
- varsianatomy, vertebrates, base of any relatively massive anatomical member
- hermokimppuzoology: collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal
French pédoncule
- pédonculebotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
German Stiel, Stielchen
- Stielbotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- Stielchenbotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- Stielbotany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
- Stielchenbotany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
- Hirnstielbundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
- Hirnschenkelbundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
Greek κοτσάνι
- κοτσάνι (kotsáni)botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
Hungarian kocsány
- kocsánybundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
Indonesian pedunkel
- pedunkelbotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
Polish szypuła
- szypułabotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
Spanish pedúnculo, pedúnculo
- pedúnculobotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
- pedúnculobundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
Welsh pedwncl
- pedwnclbotany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
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peduncle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peduncle
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“peduncle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peduncle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “peduncle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/peduncle.
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