Home › Words › P › pedicelluspedicelluspedicellus · noun — the base of the antenna of some insects.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, pedicellus ranks #17,060 of 43,225 for Qualifying.EtymologyBorrowed from Latin pedīcellus.nounThe base of the antenna of some insectsDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pedicelled 70% match — Having a pedicel. vs pedicellus →postpedicel 70% match — The third segment of the antenna of a fly, distal to the pedicel. vs pedicellus →pedicellate 67% match — Having (or supported by) a pedicel. vs pedicellus →pediculated 65% match — Provided with a pedicel. vs pedicellus →postpetiole 65% match — The second segment of the pedicel of some ants. vs pedicellus →pedicellation 65% match — The formation of a pedicel or peduncle. vs pedicellus →pedicellarial 63% match — Relating to the pedicellaria. vs pedicellus →basiflagellum 63% match — The portion of an insect's antenna that lies between the pedicel and the distiflagellum; the first segment of the flagellum. vs pedicellus →