pedicel
81Footstalk — Foot stalk , n. 1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose barnacles. (b) The… …
82From stem to stern — Stem Stem (st[e^]m), n. [AS. stemn, stefn, st[ae]fn; akin to OS. stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven stem of a ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship, Icel. stafn, stamn, stem of a ship, stofn, stomn, stem, Sw. stam a tree trunk,… …
83Gortyna nitela — Stalk Stalk (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or… …
84Gynophore — Gyn o*phore (j[i^]n [ o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. gynh woman, female + fe rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.] 1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the stamens, as in the passion flower. Lindley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One… …
85Lucernaria — Lu cer*na ri*a, n. [NL., fr. L. lucerna a lamp.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of acalephs, having a bell shaped body with eight groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel. [1913 Webster] …
86Meconidium — Mec o*nid i*um, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ? a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.] (Zo[ o]l.) A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus {Gonothyr[ae]a}. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a… …
87Pedicule — Ped i*cule, n. [See {Pedicle}.] A pedicel. [1913 Webster] …
88Peduncle — Pe*dun cle, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus, dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p[ e]doncule.] 1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. [1913 Webster] Note: The ultimate… …
89Receptacle — Re*cep ta*cle (r[ e]*s[e^]p t[.a]*k l), n. [F. r[ e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople, a… …
90repository — Receptacle Re*cep ta*cle (r[ e]*s[e^]p t[.a]*k l), n. [F. r[ e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr. recipere to receive. See {Receive}.] 1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and containing something, as for examople …