| 释义 |
peduncle /pi-dungˈkl/ noun- The stalk of an inflorescence or of a solitary flower
- The stalk by which a sedentary animal (such as a barnacle) is attached to a substratum (such as a rock) (zoology)
- Any stalklike part in a body (zoology)
- A narrow stalklike connecting part (eg between the thorax and abdomen of insects)
- A tract of white fibres in the brain
- A narrow process of tissue linking a tumour to normal tissue
ORIGIN: Botanists' L pedunculus, from L pēs, pedis the foot pedunˈcular adjective pedunˈculate or pedunˈculated adjective |