pedicel
pedicel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Zoöl.) A slender stem by which certain of the lower animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of Aphis lion.
- 2.(Anat.) (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch connecting with the centrum of a vertebra. (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- append
- beetle
- button
- caudate
- daggle
- dangle
- depend
- dependency
- dependent
- fasten
- fastening
- flap
- flow
- flowing
- hang
- hanging
- hangnail
- having
- hitch
- hook
- horse
- jutting
- knob
- loose
- nail
- over
- pedicle
- peduncle
- pedunculate
- peg
- pendency
- pendent
- pendulous
- pendulum
- pensile
- pigtail
- pony
- ring
- skirt
- sling
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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