Sedimentary Rocks. The Basics. Sedimentary rocks are classified in three main groups: clastic, chemical, and organic. Each group forms in a very unique way by completely different processes. Read on to discover more about these rocks and how they came to be. Clastic Rocks.
sprig. 1. a small spray of a plant with its leaves, flowers, etc. 2. an ornament having the form of such a spray. 3. a shoot, twig, or small branch. 4. a scion; heir. 5. a youth. 6. a headless brad. 7. to mark or decorate with a design of sprigs.
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower. The stem or branch from the main stem of the inflorescence that holds a group of pedicels is called a peduncle. In the absence of a pedicel, the flowers are described as sessile.