pedicle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛdɪkəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ped′i kəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ped•i•cle  (ped′i kəl),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
  1. Zoologya small stalk or stalklike support, as the connection between the cephalothorax and abdomen in certain arachnids.
  • Latin pediculus, diminutive of pēs (stem ped-) foot. See pedi-, -cle1
  • 1555–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pedicle / ˈpɛdɪkəl/
  1. any small stalk; pedicel; peduncle
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin pedīculus small foot; see pedicel
'pedicle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
pedicel - pedicular - pediculate - peduncle - petiole

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