pedicel

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A narrowing called the articulation separates the floral axis from the lower pedicel, which attached the flower to a stem.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

The end of a peduncle or pedicel upon which the organs of a flower, or the flowers of a head, are attached.

From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan

Capsule dorsal, pod-like, erect or curved outward, more or less perfectly 2-valved, usually stomatose, tapering into a pedicel or often sessile with a bulbous base.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as seen in certain mosses.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Leaves linear to linear-lanceolate; capsule usually shorter than the pedicel, rather less broadly winged.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa