pedunculate

1. 1.

   having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk

   “a pedunculate flower”

   “a pedunculate barnacle is attached to the substrate by a fleshy foot or stalk”

   Synonymsstalked

   Antonymssessile

   biology

Questions about pedunculate

What does pedunculate mean?

pedunculate means "having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk".

How many syllables are in pedunculate?

pedunculate has 4 syllables: pe-dun-cu-late. The stress falls on "dun".

What is another word for pedunculate?

Close synonyms include stalked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.