pedicel

English

Alternative forms

pedicle

Etymology

From post-classical Latin pedicellus, from Latin pediculus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛdɪsəl/

Noun

pedicel (plural pedicels)

(botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
(zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
- 1996: Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the pedicel. — Michael J. Roberts, Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 10)
(mycology) a slender stalk

Synonyms

(stalk of individual flower): footstalk, strig

Translations

stalk of an individual flower

Catalan: pedicel m
Esperanto: pedicelo
Finnish: kukkaperä
French: pédicelle (fr)
German: Blütenstiel (de) m, Blütenstängel m
Italian: pedicello m, gambo (it) m, fusto (it) m, caule m, stelo (it) m

Maori: tātāpua
Polish: szypułka (pl) f
Spanish: pedicelo m
Tagalog: paantangkay
Ukrainian: квітконі́жка f (kvitkonížka)

stalk-like body part

Spanish: pedicelo m

slender stalk

Spanish: pedicelo m

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