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PEDUNCULATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pedunculate mean?
• PEDUNCULATE (adjective)
The adjective PEDUNCULATE has 1 sense:
1. having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
Familiarity information: PEDUNCULATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk
Synonyms:
pedunculate; stalked
Context example:
a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Antonym:
sessile (attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk)
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