| pedicel | <botany> The stalk of a flower. (14 Oct 1997) |
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| pedicellaria | Origin: NL. See Pedicel. <zoology> A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large numbers upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite, sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a pedicel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pedicellate | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the Pediculati. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pedicellation | Formation of a pedicle or peduncle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pedicellina | <zoology> A genus of Bryozoa, of the order Entoprocta, having a bell-shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. Origin: NL. See Pedicel. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |