What does funicle mean?

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fu·ni·cle

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. funicle, funiculusnoun

    the stalk of a plant ovule or seed

Wiktionary

  1. funiclenoun

    the stalk or stem of an ovule or seed

  2. Etymology: From funiculus, diminutive from funis + -culus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. FUNICLEnoun

    A small cord; a small ligature; a fibre.

    Etymology: funiculus, Latin.

ChatGPT

  1. funicle

    A funicle is a structure in various organisms that acts like a cord or band, often serving to connect or suspend certain parts. This term is mainly used in botany and zoology. In botany, it refers to the stalk of an ovule or seed. In zoology, it can refer to the attaching filament of certain invertebrates or the cord-like structure in some insects' antennae.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Funiclenoun

    a small cord, ligature, or fiber

  2. Funiclenoun

    the little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta

  3. Etymology: [L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: cf. F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf. Funambulo.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Funicle

    fū′ni-kl, n. a small cord or ligature: a fibre.—adj. Fūnic′ūlar.—n. Fūnic′ūlus, the umbilical cord.—Funicular railway, a cable-railway, esp. one ascending a hill. [L. funiculus, dim. of funis, a cord.]

Entomology

  1. Funicle

    the joints between the scape and club in Funiculate antennae: a small cord: a slender stalk.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of funicle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of funicle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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