Pedicel (botany)

As pedicel various short thread-like or stem-like structures are called in biology. The term derives from the Latin " pedicel ", which stands for ' small stick '.

As is known in botany as the pedicel pedicel, is in the Zoology of the pedicel, the second member of the Scourge antenna of insects. The pedicel of the insect carries the flagellated and is therefore also known as the turning member. It mainly contains the Johnstonsche organ which serves for the perception of deflections of the probe scourge and serve in special cases, such as in the males of mosquitoes and midges, also the sense of hearing can.

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