pedunculate

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adjective

Having a peduncle or stalk.

“a pedunculate flower”

Similar
stalked
Opposite
sessile
OriginLate Latin pedunculātus →
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Meanings

adjectivepedunculate (comparative more pedunculate, superlative most pedunculate)

comparative more pedunculate · superlative most pedunculate

  1. Having a peduncle or stalk.

    a pedunculate flower

    1 more example

    A lobster has a pedunculate eye.

nounpedunculate (plural pedunculates)

plural pedunculates

  1. Such a flower

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk

Similar
stalked
Opposite
sessile
Also see
peduncledstalked

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinpedunculātus
  2. Englishpedunculate

From Late Latin pedunculātus.

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Translations

Latin pedunculātus
  • pedunculātushaving a peduncle
Spanish pedunculado
  • pedunculadohaving a peduncle
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APA

pedunculate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedunculate

MLA

“pedunculate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedunculate. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedunculate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedunculate.

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