peduncle | | |
n. (state) | 1. peduncle | the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body. |
| ~ growth | (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor). |
| ~ pedunculated polyp | a polyp with a stalk or peduncle. |
n. (plant) | 2. peduncle | stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower. |
| ~ flower stalk, scape | erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip. |
| ~ pedicel, pedicle | a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle. |
n. (body) | 3. cerebral peduncle, peduncle | a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain. |
| ~ nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract | a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain. |
| ~ forebrain, prosencephalon | the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube. |
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