pedicel

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Pedicel, ped′i-sel, n. the little footstalk by which a single leaf or flower is fixed on the twig or on the cluster of which it forms a part—also Ped′icle.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Pedicel 1/3 as long as the sessile spikelets; nodes usually glabrous; ligule usually short and membranous.

From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by Rangachari, K.

Pedicel, the stalk of each particular flower of a cluster, 73.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

That which supports each separate flower of the cluster is a Partial peduncle, and is generally called a Pedicel.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa