ped·i·cel 
(pĕdĭ-səl, -sĕl′)
(pĕdĭ-səl, -sĕl′)n.
1. Botany
a. A small stalk or stalklike part bearing a single flower in an inflorescence.
b. A support for a fern sporangium or moss capsule.
2. See pedicle.
[New Latin pedicellus, diminutive of Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
ped′i·cellar (-sĕlər) adj.