pedicle
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is pedicle a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of pedicle?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (zoology) A fleshy line used to attach and anchor brachiopods and some bivalve molluscs to a substrate.Examples: "A species of shell-fish, often found sticking by its pedicle to the bottom of ships, doing no other injury than deadening the way a little: "Barnacles, termed soland geese In th' islands of the Orcades.""
2. (zoology) The attachment point for antlers in cervids.Examples: "His long, rakish horns are mounted on a pedicle that extends above his head, thus accentuating the droll length of his features."
3. (surgery) Part of a skin or tissue graft temporarily left attached to its original site.
Definition source: Wiktionary