🇬🇧 Peduncle meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A peduncle is a part that works like a little stem or stalk, connecting one thing to another. In the body, a peduncle is usually a bundle of nerves that links different parts of the brain, helping them send messages to each other, kind of like a nerve bridge or a tiny cable made of brain wires.

My brain peduncles must be on vacation, because I just put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the cupboard.

I think my peduncles mixed up signals, because my brain said “smile,” and my face did something that looked like I ate a lemon.

When I tried to dance and sing and think at the same time, my peduncles politely resigned from their position.

The peduncles in the brain are like super-fast highways, except there are no traffic lights, just speeding thoughts yelling, “Move!”

The brain has several peduncles that act like real nerve bridges, so you basically have built-in brain highways zooming with thoughts all day long.

A child held a small rose by its peduncle. Dirt stained the peduncle, sap ran on it, and the peduncle bent under the heavy bloom. The child tied a thin ribbon around the peduncle; the peduncle straightened and the bloom lifted. The child sighed with relief as the peduncle saved the flower.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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