PEDICEL

Pedicel

A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower.

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pedicel

Noun

  1. A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
  2. A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
  3. A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
  4. a slender stalk


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