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pedi-

Foot.

Latin pes, ped‑, foot.

A pedicure (Latin curare, attend to) is a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails; a pedicab is a small pedal-operated vehicle; a pedipalp is one of the second pair of appendages or palps in scorpions, spiders, and other arachnids; a pedicel (Latin pedicellus, small foot) is a small stalk bearing an individual flower in an inflorescence.

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