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Pedicle

/ˈpɛdɪkəl/

A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.

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noun

1
A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
2
The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
3
A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
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Pedicel (any sense)

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pedicle"

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Word	Definition
apodemenoun	(zootomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.
brachiophorenoun	The supporting plate for the tentacle-bearing arms on a brachiopod.
brachidiumnoun	The calcified support for the lophophore in some brachiopods
brachnoun	(chiefly hunting) Originally, a synonym of scent hound (“a hunting dog that tracks prey using its sense of smell rather than by its vision”); later, any female hound; a bitch hound.
pedicelnoun	(botany) A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.
aditiculenoun	(zoology) The larger of the shell perforations of plaesiomyid brachiopods
spiculanoun	A little spike; a spikelet or spiculum.
palusnoun	(planetology) A small plain (compared to mare) on the surface of a planet or satellite.
paxillanoun	(zoology) An ossicle in the endoderm of the aboral surface of some starfish
delthyriumnoun	(zoology) The opening between the beak and the hinge in certain brachiopods, through which the pedicle passes.
endopoditenoun	(biology) The innermost of two processes attached to the basal process of the limbs of some Crustacea.
empodiumnoun	(zoology) A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera
lophophorenoun	(zoology) A feeding organ of brachiopods, bryozoans and phoronids.
stalknoun	The stem or main axis of a plant.
apiculusnoun	(mycology) The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
apodemanoun	Alternative form of apodeme. [(zootomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.]
metapodiumnoun	The posterior lobe of the foot of some mollusks.
phyllopodnoun	Any of several branchiopod crustaceans whose appendages resemble leaves
pedunclenoun	(botany) The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
footplatenoun	(rail transport) The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive and supports the boiler and the driver's cab, particularly in the United Kingdom.