Pedicel vs. Peduncle

Pedicel vs. Peduncle — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Pedicel and Peduncle

Pedicelnoun

A small stalk or stalklike part bearing a single flower in an inflorescence.

Pedunclenoun

(Botany) The stalk of an inflorescence or a stalk bearing a solitary flower in a one-flowered inflorescence.

Pedicelnoun

A support for a fern sporangium or moss capsule.

Pedunclenoun

(Zoology) A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure.

Pedicelnoun

See pedicle.

Pedunclenoun

(Anatomy) A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.

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Pedicelnoun

(botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.

Pedunclenoun

(Medicine) The stalklike base to which a polyp or tumor is attached.

Pedicelnoun

(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.

Pedunclenoun

(botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.

Pedicelnoun

(zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.

Pedunclenoun

(botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.

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Pedicelnoun

(mycology) a slender stalk

Pedunclenoun

(anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.

Pedicelnoun

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

Pedunclenoun

(anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna.

Pedunclenoun

(anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.

Pedunclenoun

(zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

Pedunclenoun

the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

Pedunclenoun

stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

Pedunclenoun

a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain