OXFORD DICTIONARY
Peduncle, n.
1 Bot. the stalk of a flower, fruit, or cluster, esp. a main stalk bearing a solitary flower or subordinate stalks (cf. PEDICEL).
2 Zool. a stalklike projection in an animal body.
peduncular adj. pedunculate adj.
mod.L pedunculus f. L pes pedis foot: see -UNCLE
ROGET THESAURUS
Peduncle
Pendency
N
pendency, dependency, suspension, hanging, pedicel, pedicle, peduncle, tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum, hangnail peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook, fastening, spar, horse, pendent, pendulous, pensile, hanging, beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting, dependent, suspended, loose, flowing, having a peduncle, pedunculate, tailed, caudate.