/
ˈpɛdɪs(ə)l/
n.
- Botany a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence.
- Anatomy & Zoology another term for pedicle.
Derivative
- pedicellate
/-ˈdɪs(ə)leɪt/
adj.
Etymology
C17: from mod. L. pedicellus ‘small foot’, dimin. of pes, ped- ‘foot’.
