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The stalk of a plant ovule or seed
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funiculus
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n. 1 (context anatomy English) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord 2 (context botany English) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta
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n. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle ] any of several body structure resembling a cord [also: funiculi (pl)]
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Funiculus ( Latin for "slender rope") commonly refers to: in neurology , a bundle of one or more nerve fascicles . the umbilical cord attaching a fetus to the placenta during pregnancy the spermatic cord (Funiculus spermaticus) in insect antennae , the ...
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Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. Funiculi . [L., a little cord. See Funicle .] (Anat.) 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 ...