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Definition of: peduncle
(pi·dung′kəl) noun
1. Bot. The general stalk or support of an inflorescence.
2. Anat. A stalk or stem, as for the attachment of an organ or organism: the peduncles of the brain. [<NL pedunculus a footstalk, dim. of pes, pedis a foot]
—pe·dun′cled, pe·dun′cu·lar adjective
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