1. a small stalk or stem that supports a part of a plant or animal
Usage: biology
2. a narrow part of a bone that connects it to another bone
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The leaf was attached to the branch by a thin pedicle.
• Each flower hung from its own delicate pedicle.
• The vertebral pedicle connects the vertebral body to the arch.
• The surgeon carefully examined the bone pedicle before the procedure.
• The fruit developed at the end of a short pedicle.
• Damage to the pedicle can affect spinal stability.