peduncle Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
  2. noun stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
  3. noun a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
    cerebral peduncle.

WordNet

Pe*dun"cle noun
Etymology
Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. pédoncule.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. ✍ The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate.
  2. (Zoöl.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
  3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.

Webster 1913