PEDICLE

pedicel, pedicle

(noun) a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pedicle (plural pedicles)

(zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.

(zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.

A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue

pedicel (any sense)

peduncle (any sense)

(surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.

A fetter for the foot.

Anagrams

• pedicel

Source: Wiktionary


Ped"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. pediculus a little foot, dim. of pes foot: cf. F. pédicule. See edal, and cf. Pedicel.]

Definition: Same as Pedicel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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