peduncle

About 0.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
2. noun A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.
3. noun A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
4. noun In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles.
5. noun In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
6. noun A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
7. noun A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

Similar words

stalk antennular stem penduncle pedunculus pedunculation pedicle pedicel pedunculate torus

Often followed by

of and is to or in with length are

Word family

peduncled peduncles peduncular