• IPA: /pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/

peduncle (plural peduncles)

1. (botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.
2. (botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.
   • 1992, Rudolf M[athias] Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, New York, N.Y.: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 5:

     On fertilization, the archegonia form obyriform calyptrae that are distinctly narrowed at base to form a stalk or peduncle; this does not occur in other Hepaticae.

3. (anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
4. (anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
5. (anatomy) In vertebrates, the base any any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
6. (anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
7. (zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

• pedicel

• Spanish: pedúnculo

• Spanish: pedúnculo