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Pedicel

noun
1.
A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle.  Synonym: pedicle.






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... the eggs were suspended from the roofs of the chambers. The clutch of six eggs was a compact mass, and the individual suspensory cables of the eggs were intertwined and fused with one another. The clutches of four eggs, although they too were compact clusters, had each suspensory pedicel distinct from the others. The surface of the eggs was lightly moist, but did not glisten with water, and each egg was completely free of the others. The outer coat of jelly of the fresh eggs measured about 6.4 by 5.7 mm. as they hung suspended; sizes were uniform and no egg was notably ...
— Natural History of the Salamander, Aneides hardii • Richard F. Johnston



Words linked to "Pedicel" :   ray, peduncle, pedicle



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