Peduncle

Pe`dun´cle

n.	1.	(Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.
	2.	(Zool.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of Barnacle.
	3.	(Anat.) 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.

Noun	1.	peduncle - the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body
	2.	peduncle - stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower
	3.	peduncle - a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain Synonyms: cerebral peduncle