peduncle

Noun
  1. The thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body (synset 114258548)
    is a type of: growth - (pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)
    is a part of: pedunculated polyp - a polyp with a stalk or peduncle
  2. Stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower (synset 113152793)
    is a type of: flower stalk, scape - erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
    subtypes: pedicel, pedicle - a small stalk bearing a single flower of an inflorescence; an ultimate division of a common peduncle
  3. A bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain (synset 105484406)
    is a type of: nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
    is a part of: forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube
    same as: cerebral peduncle

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