pedicel

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pedicel

/ˈpɛd.ɪs.əl/ UK
/ˈpɛd.əˌsɛl/ US

Where it comes from

From Late Latin pedīcellus, diminutive of pedīculus (“foot-stalk or pedicle of a fruit or leaf”), diminutive of pēs (“foot”).

noun pedicels · pedicle

A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster. Water flux through the pedicel could also be involved in tomato fruit CC.^([cuticle cracking])
Similar: footstalk, strig
A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.
A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
A petiole; the connection between the thorax and abdomen of an insect of suborder Apocrita.
Similar: petiole
The connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen of a spider. Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the pedicel.
Similar: petiole
The second segment of the antenna of an insect, between the scape and the flagellum.
Similar: petiole
The segment of an antler that attaches to the head of a cervid. Table 5 lists 14 does with 1 or both antlers and 4 does and 1 doe fawn with incipient antler pedicels like those on male fawns.

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noun stalk of an individual flower

Español	pedicelo
Français	pédicelle
Deutsch	Blütenstiel, Blütenstängel
Italiano	pedicello, gambo, fusto, caule, stelo
Română	pedicel
Русский	цветоно́жка cvetonóžka
العربية	تَعْرِيجَة taʕrīja, سَاق sāq, سُوَيْق suwayq

noun slender stalk of a fungus

Español	pedicelo

noun stalk-like body part

Español	pedicelo
العربية	سُوَيْق suwayq

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@misc{pedicel_2026,
  title = {pedicel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedicel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}