Meaning & use
peduncles
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Stalks that support a flower, fruit, or cluster of flowers, or, in anatomy, a stalk-like connecting structure.
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The grapes hung from thin peduncles branching off the main stem.
The cerebellar peduncles connect the cerebellum to other parts of the brainstem.
A note on using this word
The term is used in both botany, for the stem bearing a flower, and anatomy, for bundle-like connective structures in the brain.
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stalksstems
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