pedunculate

Definitions of pedunculate
  1. adjective
    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”
    synonyms: stalked
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    antonyms:
    sessile
    attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk
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