pedicel

  • 71umbel — /ˈʌmbəl / (say umbuhl) noun an inflorescence in which a number of flower stalks or pedicels, nearly equal in length, spread from a common centre, called a simple umbel when each pedicel is terminated by a single flower, and a compound umbel when… …

  • 72native cherry — noun 1. : a low shrubby Australian tree (Exocarpus cupressiformis) of the family Santalaceae with a fruit that is a drupe and rests on an enlarged succulent bright red edible pedicel 2. : the fruit or pedicel of the native cherry …

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  • 73pedicule — ˈpedəˌkyül noun ( s) Etymology: French pédicule, from Latin pediculus footstalk : pedicel * * * pedicule Nat. Hist. rare 0. (ˈpɛdɪkjuːl) [a. F. pédicule …

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  • 74ped|i|cel|lar|i|a — «PEHD uh suh LAIR ee uh», noun, plural i|ae « ee ee». any one of many small pincers which project from the base of the spines of echinoderms and have the functions of warding off foreign matter and seizing food. ╂[< New Latin pedicellaria < …

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  • 75ped|i|cel — «PEHD uh suhl», noun. 1. a small stalk or stalklike part; an ultimate division of a common peduncle, supporting one flower only. The main flower stalk when small, a secondary stalk that bears flowers, or each of the secondary or subordinate… …

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  • 76Apophysis — A*poph y*sis, n.; pl. { ses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?, ?, to grow.] 1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a bone. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a… …

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  • 77bag — 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 …

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  • 78Basigynium — Ba si*gyn i*um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba sis base + gynh woman.] (Bot.) The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 79basket — 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 …

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  • 80Ebracteolate — E*brac te*o*late, a. [Pref. e + bracteolate.] (Bot.) Without bracteoles, or little bracts; said of a pedicel or flower stalk. [1913 Webster] …

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