noun
- a small stalk that supports a single flower or fruit
- a narrow stalk-like structure connecting body parts in certain animals
Usage: botany
Usage: zoology
Examples
- Each cherry hung from a slender pedicel on the branch.
- The botanist examined the pedicel connecting the flower to the stem.
- The pedicel of the rose was damaged by the strong wind.
- In spiders, the pedicel connects the cephalothorax to the abdomen.
- The grape’s pedicel was carefully preserved during harvesting.
- Scientists studied the pedicel structure under a microscope.