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1. (n.) funiculus
any cordlike structure, esp. certain nerve bundles.
2. funiculus
the stalk of an ovule.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L: small rope, cord =fūni(s) rope, line +-culus -cule1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) funicle, funiculus
the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
2. (noun) funiculus
any of several body structure resembling a cord
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1. (noun) funiculus
a cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord
2. (noun) funiculus
a short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion
3. (noun) funiculus
in Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema
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