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(botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence. / (botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.

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peduncle

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peduncle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pɪˈdʌŋ.k(ə)l/

Noun

Japanese Meaning

花序（かじょ）の軸、すなわち花全体を支持する茎や柄 / 葉や生殖構造の基部に位置する短い柄

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The peduncle bent under the weight of the clustered blossoms, causing the entire inflorescence to droop.

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花柄は密集した花の重さで曲がり、花序全体が垂れ下がってしまった。

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(botany) The axis of an inflorescence; the stalk supporting an inflorescence.

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(botany) A short stalk at the base of a leaf or reproductive structure.

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(anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.

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(anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles

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(anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.

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(zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

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