pedicel
/ˈpɛd.əˌsɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A stalk of an individual flower (or fruit, e.g., once fertilised) or spore-producing body within a cluster.
noun
A stalk of a fungus fruiting body.
noun
A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
noun
A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
noun
A narrow stalk-like body part connecting specific segments in certain insects and some other arthropods.
Example Sentences
- "Water flux through the pedicel could also be involved in tomato fruit CC.^([cuticle cracking])"
- "Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the pedicel."
- "Table 5 lists 14 does with 1 or both antlers and 4 does and 1 doe fawn with incipient antler pedicels like those on male fawns."
Etymology
From Late Latin pedīcellus, diminutive of pedīculus (“foot-stalk or pedicle of a fruit or leaf”), diminutive of pēs (“foot”).
Word Breakdown
- Root: pedīcellus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɛd.əˌsɛl/
- British English: /ˈpɛd.ɪs.əl/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.