pedunculate

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   attached to or borne on a peduncle, stalk, or stem

   Each pedunculate flower rose above the leaves on a slender stalk.

From Late Latin pedunculatus, 'provided with a little foot or stalk,' from pedunculus, the source of peduncle. Botanical and zoological descriptions contrast pedunculate structures, carried on stalks, with sessile ones attached directly at the base.

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