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Peduncle

The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.

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Growth 76% connected

The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or root, to full size or maturity;…

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Pathway 76% connected

A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used figuratively.

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Scape 76% connected

A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like.

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Tract 76% connected

A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.

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Pedicel 76% connected

A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See Peduncle, and Illust. of Flo…

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Pedicle 76% connected

Same as Pedicel.

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Forebrain 70% connected

The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain, including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes restricted to the prosenceph…

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Prosencephalon 70% connected

The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum and olfactory lobes; the forebrain.

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