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Noun: pedicle  pe-di-kul
  1. A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
    "Each cherry blossom is attached to the branch by a slender pedicle";
    - pedicel

Derived forms: pedicles

Type of: peduncle

Encyclopedia: Pedicle