"peduncle" in the noun sense
1. peduncle
the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
2. peduncle
stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
3. peduncle, cerebral peduncle
a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain
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