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PEDICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
Synonyms:
pedicel; pedicle
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pedicle" is a kind of...):
peduncle (stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pedicle"):
ray (a branch of an umbel or an umbelliform inflorescence)