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peduncle

[pi-duhng-kuhl, pee-duhng-] / pɪˈdʌŋ kəl, ˈpi dʌŋ- /


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Peduncle elongation was reached on the second-earliest date since records of bud stages began in 2004.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

Peduncle rather longer than the capitulum, which, in the largest specimen, was 2/10ths of an inch in length; peduncle narrow, close under the capitulum; membrane thin and structureless.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

The Peduncle is generally rather short, and, with the exception of S. Peronii, is covered with calcified scales.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Peduncle, narrow, very short, not nearly so long as the capitulum.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles

Peduncle, dark orange-brown, with the uppermost part under the capitulum bright orange all round; the chitine membrane itself being thus coloured.

From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Darwin, Charles




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