Usually means: Stems supporting flowers or fruit.
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  1. peduncles: Merriam-Webster
  2. peduncles: Collins English Dictionary
  3. peduncles: Vocabulary.com
  4. peduncles: Wordnik
  5. peduncles: Wiktionary
  6. peduncles: Dictionary.com
  7. peduncles: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. peduncles: Encyclopedia

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  1. peduncles: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. peduncles: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (peduncle)

noun:  (botany) The stalk supporting an inflorescence or a solitary flower/fruit.
noun:  (botany) A short stalk at the base of a reproductive structure of a non-flowering plant.
noun:  (anatomy) A bundle of neurons connecting different parts of the brain.
noun:  (anatomy) In arthropods, the base segments of an antenna or stalk-like structures such as the peduncles of some barnacles
noun:  (anatomy) In vertebrates, the base of any relatively massive anatomical member connected to the body by a narrower section. Cf. caudal peduncle of fishes.
noun:  (anatomy) A stem attaching a mass of tissue (such as a polyp) to the body.
noun:  (zoology) A collection of nerves in the appendage of an animal (such as the tip of a dolphin's tail).
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