pedicle
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/ˈpɛdɪkəl/
English
Definitions
noun
- A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.
- The attachment point for antlers in cervids.
- A stalk that attaches a tumour to normal tissue
- Pedicel (any sense)
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Synonyms
apodemebrachiophorebrachidiumbrachpediceladiticulespiculapaluspaxilladelthyriumendopoditeempodiumlophophorestalkapiculusapodema