Main Entry: ped·i·cle

Pronunciation: \ˈpe-di-kəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin pediculus, from diminutive of ped-, pes

Date: 1626

1 : pedicel b
2 : the part of a skin or tissue graft left attached to the original site during the preliminary stages of union

— ped·i·cled \-kəld\ adjective