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PEDUNCULATE
pedunculate, stalked
(adjective) having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk; “a pedunculate flower”; “a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pedunculate (comparative more pedunculate, superlative most pedunculate)
Having a peduncle or stalk
Noun
pedunculate (plural pedunculates)
Such a flower
Source: Wiktionary
Pe*dun"cu*late, Pe*dun"cu*la`ted, a. (Biol.)
Definition: Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle; as, a pedunculate flower; a pedunculate eye, as in a lobster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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