1. Noun
The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
2. Noun
A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
3. Noun
A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.
4. Noun
the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare
5. Noun
stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
Vocabulary classified under Biology
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