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peduncle

noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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2

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Meaning 2

A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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3

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Meaning 3

A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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4

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Meaning 4

In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning 7

A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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8

noun

Meaning 8

a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cerebral peduncle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: nerve pathway, tract, nerve tract, pathway

9

noun

Meaning 9

stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: scape, flower stalk

Narrower terms: pedicel, pedicle

10

noun

Meaning 10

the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: growth

History

Etymology

From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-).

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سُوَيْق (suwayq) — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Arabic: سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa) — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Arabic: تَعْرِيجَة (taʕrīja) — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Breton: troadenn — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Catalan: peduncle — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Cebuano: pawod — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Esperanto: pedunklo — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Finnish: kukintoranka — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Finnish: kukkalapakko — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Finnish: lapakko — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Finnish: kukkavarsi — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • French: pédoncule — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • German: Stiel — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • German: Stielchen — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Greek: κοτσάνι (kotsáni) — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Ido: pedunklo — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Indonesian: pedunkel — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Occitan: pecol — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Occitan: pedoncul — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Polish: szypuła — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Spanish: pedúnculo — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Welsh: pedwncl — botany: axis or supporting stalk of inflorescence
  • Arabic: سُوَيْق (suwayq) — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • Arabic: سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa) — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • Dutch: steel — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • Finnish: kanta — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • German: Stiel — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • German: Stielchen — botany: short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure
  • Arabic: سُوَيْق (suwayq) — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Arabic: سُوَيْقَة (suwayqa) — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Catalan: peduncle — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Finnish: hermosäiekimppu — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • German: Hirnstiel — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • German: Hirnschenkel — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Hungarian: kocsány — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Spanish: pedúnculo — bundle of neurons connecting parts of brain
  • Finnish: varsi — anatomy, vertebrates, base of any relatively massive anatomical member
  • Finnish: hermokimppu — zoology: collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal
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