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   peduncle

   /pɪˈdʌŋkl/

   noun

   • 1. the stalk bearing a flower or fruit, or the main stalk of an inflorescence.
   • ▪ a stalklike part by which an organ is attached to an animal's body, or by which a barnacle or other sedentary animal is attached to a substrate.

   Word Origin early 18th century: from modern Latin pedunculus, from Latin pes, ped- ‘foot’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. peduncular adjective

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