peduncle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
  2. noun stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
  3. noun a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

Etymology

From Late Latin pedunculus, from pēs (“foot”, stem: ped-).

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