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pedicel

Meaningsmall foot or stalk

Common meaning: stalk holding a flower or fruit

Journey through time

  1. Latinpediculus‘small foot or stalk’source
  2. Old Frenchpédiculesource
  3. Englishpedicel‘stalk holding a flower or fruit’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin pediculus ‘small foot or stalk’.

Roots

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