View example sentences, synonyms and word forms for Pedicel.
Pedicel meaning
A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster. | A stalk of a fungus fruiting body. | A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
Example sentences (5)
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".
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.
The joint formed between the bicuspid and the pedicel is partially flexible, as it can bend inward, but not outward.
The pedicel can be seen attached to a few loose scales.
The pedicel gives rise to a spiky antler the following year, that is replaced by a branched antler in the third year.