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Pedicel vs Footstalk - What's the difference?

pedicel | footstalk |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between pedicel and footstalk

is that pedicel is (botany) a stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster while footstalk is (botany) a stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.

As nouns the difference between pedicel and footstalk

is that pedicel is (botany) a stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster while footstalk is (botany) a stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.

pedicel

English

Alternative forms

* pedicle

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A stalk of individual flower; a stalk bearing a single flower or spore-producing body within a cluster.
  • (senseid)(anatomy) A stalk-shaped body part; an anatomical part that resembles a stem or stalk.
  • (zoology) A narrow stalk-like body part in insects and other arthropods, used in various specific senses.
  • * 1996': Spiders have the body clearly divided into two pieces which are joined by a narrow stalk, the '''pedicel . — Michael J. Roberts, ''Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (Collins 1996, p. 10)
  • (mycology) a slender stalk

    • Synonyms

    (stalk of individual flower) footstalk, strig

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    footstalk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure