01 n. The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
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The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.(Bot.)
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A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.(Zool.) See: Barnacle
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A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.(Anat.)