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单词 peduncle
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pe•dun•cle  (pi dungkəl, pēdung-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. [Bot.]
    • Botanya flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.
    • Botanythe stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
  2. [Zool.]a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
  3. Anatomy
    • a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.
    • an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
  • Neo-Latin pedunculus, equivalent. to Latin ped-, stem of pēs foot + -unculus diminutive suffix, origin, originally of n-stems; compare carbuncle, homunculus
  • 1745–55
pe•duncled, pe•dun•cu•lar  (pi dungkyə lər),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
peduncle /pɪˈdʌŋkəl/ n
  1. the stalk of a plant bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
  2. a stalklike structure, esp a large bundle of nerve fibres within the brain
  3. another name for pedicel
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin pedunculus, from Latin pedīculus little foot; see pedicle

peˈduncled, peduncular /pɪˈdʌŋkjʊlə/ adj
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