Peduncle /(?)/

Pe·dun·cle

Peduncle

n.
  1. The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits. (Bot.)
  2. A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle. (Zool.)
  3. A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland. (Anat.)