peduncle
/pi-duhng-kuhl, pee-duhng-/US // pɪˈdʌŋ kəl, ˈpi dʌŋ- //UK // (pɪˈdʌŋkəl) //
花序部,花序梗概,花梗,花序梗
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n.名词 noun
- 1
- : Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower.the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- : Zoology. a stalk or stem; a stalklike part or structure.
- : Anatomy. a stalklike structure composed of white matter, connecting various regions of the brain.an attachment process, as in the brachiopods.
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Examples
The first antennae have a lamellar appendage at the end of the peduncle, a decidedly non-entomostracan feature.
The peduncle supporting the plume of medial petals is clearly seen only when the flower opens first.
Clusters small, compound; peduncle slender, of medium length.
Clusters short and broad, compact, with medium to short peduncle.
Clusters medium to large, loose, seldom compound; long peduncle.
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