Peduncle

  • 11peduncle disease — coldwater disease (a bacterial disease of juvenile and yolk sac fry of salmonids caused by Cytophaga psychrophila (or Flexibacter psychrophilus). It occurs at temperatures below 10°C and is an external and systemic disease with lesions on the… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 12peduncle — noun Etymology: New Latin pedunculus, diminutive of Latin ped , pes Date: circa 1753 1. a stalk bearing a flower or flower cluster or a fructification 2. a narrow part by which some larger part or the whole body of an organism is attached ; stalk …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 13peduncle — A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain …

    Fisheries — dictionary

  • 14peduncle — n. [L. pedunculus, small foot] A stem, stalk or petiole supporting an organ or other structure; pedunculate adj …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 15peduncle — peduncled, peduncular /pi dung kyeuh leuhr/, adj. /pi dung keuhl, pee dung /, n. 1. Bot. a. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. b. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi. 2. Zool. a stalk or stem; a stalklike… …

    Universalium

  • 16peduncle — pe|dun|cle Mot Pla Nom masculí …

    Diccionari Català-Català

  • 17peduncle — A car with a tail light that has blown out or been smashed or doesn t work for some other reason. There were four peduncles on the road between my house and yours. I guess nobody checks those things out …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 18peduncle — A car with a tail light that has blown out or been smashed or doesn t work for some other reason. There were four peduncles on the road between my house and yours. I guess nobody checks those things out …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 19peduncle — pe·dun·cle || pɪːdʌŋkl /pɪ d n. flower stalk; stem …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20peduncle — [pɪ dʌŋk(ə)l] noun 1》 Botany the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence. 2》 Zoology a stalk like connecting structure. Derivatives peduncular adjective pedunculate adjective Origin C18: from mod. L. pedunculus,… …

    English new terms dictionary