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Pedunculate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Having or supported on a peduncle.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Having a peduncle or stalk

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In botany, having a peduncle: growing on a peduncle: as, a pedunculate flower.

Provided with a pedicel; pedicellate.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk

Word Usage

"The vegetation of the Carpathians displays a pronounced zonation: the foothills are mostly covered by mixed deciduous forests, dominated by pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), lime (Tilia cordata) and hornbean (Carpinus betulus) in the north, and by various oak species (Quercus sessilis, Q. cerris, Q. pubescens, Q. frainetto) in the south."

Equivalent

pedunculated

Cross Reference

pedunculate body pedunculate abdomen