peduncle

The stalk of an inflorescence or a stalk bearing a solitary flower in a one-flowered inflorescence.

A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure.

A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.

The stalklike base to which a polyp or tumor is attached.

In zoöl:

In botany, a general flower-stalk supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower: in the latter case the cluster may be regarded as reduced to a single blossom. Gray. See also cut under pedicel.

In zoöl., a little foot or foot-like part; a pedicle or pedicel.

See the adjective.

The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.

A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.