Definition of "pedicel" in Anglais

noun

1. (botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.

2. (mycology) A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.

3. (anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.

4. (zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.

5. (zoology) The segment of an antler that attaches to the head of a cervid.