- pedicel
- noun /ˈpɛdɪsəl/a) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.b) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
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pedicel — PEDICÉL, pedicele, s.n. Mic peduncul care susţine frunza, floarea (într o inflorescenţă) etc. – Din fr. pédicelle. Trimis de RACAI, 21.10.2003. Sursa: DEX 98 pedicél s. n., pl. pedicéle Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic… … Dicționar Român
Pedicel — Ped i*cel, n. [F. p[ e]dicelle. See {Pedicle}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) 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 {Flower}. (b) A slender support of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pedicel — [ped′i səl] n. [ModL pedicellus, dim. of L pediculus, dim. of pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] 1. Bot. a) the stalk of a single flower, fruit, leaf, etc. b) the stalk of a grass spikelet 2. Zool. a) a small, stalklike structure or support, as … English World dictionary
pedicel — n. short, thin stalk; footstalk. ♦ pedicle, n. ♦ pedicellate, a. having pedicel. ♦ pedicelliform, a. like a pedicel … Dictionary of difficult words
Pedicel (botany) — A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower. The stem or branch that holds a group of pedicels… … Wikipedia
pedicel — noun Etymology: New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus Date: 1676 a slender basal part of an organism or one of its parts: as a. a plant stalk that supports a fruiting or spore bearing organ b. a narrow basal attachment (as of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pedicel — a stalk like supporting structure. Also called pedicle or peduncle … Dictionary of ichthyology
pedicel — n. [L. pediculus, little foot] 1. Any small or short stalk or stem supporting an organ or other structure. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, the attenuated first abdominal segment, joining the abdomen to the cephalothorax. 3. (ARTHROPODA … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pedicel — pedicellar /ped euh sel euhr/, adj. /ped euh seuhl, sel /, n. 1. Bot. a. a small stalk. b. an ultimate division of a common peduncle. c. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower. 2. Zool. a pedicle or… … Universalium
pedicel — The secondary process of a podocyte, which helps form the visceral capsule of a renal corpuscle. SYN: footplate (2), foot plate, foot process. [Mod. L. pedicellus, dim. of L. pes, foot] * * * ped·i·cel (pedґĭ sel) a footlike part, especially … Medical dictionary
