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Pedicel

noun
1.
A small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle.  Synonym: pedicle.





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"Pedicel" Quotes from Famous Books



... injured and unsound berries and not to injure others in the bunch, here again handling the clusters by the stems. In packing, the bunches are placed firmly in the baskets with care not to crush or bruise the stems or to injure the pedicels of the berries. A slight injury of either berry or pedicel permits the spores of the fungus causing decay to gain ...
— Manual of American Grape-Growing • U. P. Hedrick


Words linked to "Pedicel" :   pedicle, peduncle, ray


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