Crazy but true: The word peduncle appeared in the last two books I read. Even if we grant the existence of frequency illusion aka the Baader–Meinhof phenomenon, it is hard not to feel blessed by a divine(ly “random”) entity when this sort of thing occurs. Peduncle twice in one week! Bam-bam. Here is what the word means, if you are curious:
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