Peduncle [noun]
Definition of Peduncle:
stalk of plant
Synonyms of Peduncle:
● Branch
● Trunk
● Shoot
● Stock
● Axis
● Pedicle
● Pedicel
● Petiole
Opposite/Antonyms of Peduncle:
● Root
Sentence/Example of Peduncle:
Flowers greenish-yellow, axillary, solitary; peduncle not curved.
As the fruit ripens, the peduncle lengthens and bends downward.
Clusters small, compound; peduncle slender, of medium length.
Clusters of small or medium size; peduncle medium in length.
A peduncle on which a flower-cluster is raised is a Common peduncle.
Scape, a peduncle rising from the ground or near it, as in many Violets.
Peduncle, a flower-stalk, whether of a single flower or of a flower-cluster, 73.
Cirripedia having a peduncle, flexible, and provided with muscles.
The peduncle in this genus attains its greatest development.
The bract and pedicels of the umbel all spring from the extremity of a peduncle 1½in.