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   Ped·i·cel

   /ˈpedəˌsel/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence.
   • ▪ another term for pedicle

   Word Origin late 17th century: from modern Latin pedicellus, from Latin pediculus ‘small foot’, diminutive of pes, ped- ‘foot’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pedicellate adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • D

     2

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

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