pedicel, pedicle
(noun) a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pedicel (plural pedicels)
(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g, once fertilised); a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
Synonyms: footstalk, strig
Coordinate term: peduncle
(mycology) A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.
(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
(zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
Synonym: petiole
A petiole; the connection between the thorax and abdomen of an insect of suborder Apocrita.
The connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen of a spider.
The second segment of the antenna of an insect, between the scape and the flagellum.
(zoology) The segment of an antler that attaches to the head of a cervid.
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Source: Wiktionary
Ped"i*cel, n. Etym: [F. pédicelle. 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 any special organ, as that of a capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in algæ, or a sporangium in ferns.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of Aphis lion.
3. (Anat.) (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch connecting with the centrum of a vertebra. (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
