pedicel

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A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common peduncle. See Peduncle, and Illust. of Flower.

A slender support of any special organ, as that of a capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in algae, or a sporangium in ferns.

A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of Aphis lion.

The ventral part of each side of the neural arch connecting with the centrum of a vertebra.

An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.

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After fertilization, a short stalk at the base of the ovary (termed a pedicel ) elongates to form a thread-like structure known as a "peg". Source: Internet

Because it has a prophyll at the base of the pedicel, it therefore would fall within section Crocus, although its exact relationship to the rest of the subgenus remains unclear. Source: Internet

The pedicel gives rise to a spiky antler the following year, that is replaced by a branched antler in the third year. Source: Internet

The joint formed between the bicuspid and the pedicel is partially flexible, as it can bend inward, but not outward. Source: Internet

The pedicel can be seen attached to a few loose scales. Source: Internet

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