pedicel

  • 11pedicel — The secondary process of a podocyte, which helps form the visceral capsule of a renal corpuscle. SYN: footplate (2), foot plate, foot process. [Mod. L. pedicellus, dim. of L. pes, foot] * * * ped·i·cel (pedґĭ sel) a footlike part, especially …

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  • 12pedicel — Synonyms and related words: anthrophore, axis, baluster, balustrade, banister, base, bole, cane, carpophore, caryatid, caudex, caulicle, caulis, colonnade, column, culm, dado, die, footstalk, funicule, funiculus, haulm, jack, leafstalk, newel… …

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  • 13pedicel — pe|di|cel Mot Agut Nom masculí …

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  • 14pedicel — ped·i·cel || pedɪsÉ™l n. slender stalk like body part on an organism; flower stem; stalk …

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  • 15pedicel — [ pɛdɪs(ə)l] noun 1》 Botany a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence. 2》 Anatomy & Zoology another term for pedicle. Derivatives pedicellate dɪs(ə)leɪt adjective Origin C17: from mod. L. pedicellus small foot , dimin. of p …

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  • 16pedicel — noun (C) technical a long thin part of a plant below each flower …

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  • 17pedicel —   Supporting stalk of a flower or gymnosperm sporophyll.   See also peduncle …

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  • 18pedicel — ped·i·cel …

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  • 19pedicel — ped•i•cel [[t]ˈpɛd ə səl, ˌsɛl[/t]] n. 1) bot the stalk of a single flower in a branched inflorescence 2) zool. anat. peduncle 3) • Etymology: 1670–80; < NL pedicellus, dim. of L pediculus a little foot. See pedicle …

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  • 20pedicel — /ˈpɛdəsɛl / (say peduhsel) noun 1. Botany a. a small stalk. b. an ultimate division of a common peduncle. c. one of the subordinate stalks in a branched inflorescence, bearing a single flower. 2. Anatomy, Zoology …