Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peduncle

3 senses of peduncle

Sense 1
peduncle -- (the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body)
       => growth -- ((pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor))

Sense 2
peduncle -- (stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower)
       => scape, flower stalk -- (erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip)

Sense 3
peduncle, cerebral peduncle -- (a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain)
       => nerve pathway, tract, nerve tract, pathway -- (a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain)