peduncle

1. The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.

   Stiel, Stielchen

   stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

2. A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.

   Stiel, Stielchen

3. A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.

   Hirnstiel, Hirnschenkel

   a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

4. In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles.

5. In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.

6. A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.

   the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

7. A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).

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