Any of several body structure resembling a cord

• Bundle of nerve fibers
• The stalk of a plant ovule or seed

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A funiculus is a bundle of one or more nerve fascicles . Funiculi in the spinal cord are portions of white matter . Examples include: Anterior funiculus of the spinal cord Lateral funiculus of the spinal cord Posterior funiculus of the spinal cord Funiculus ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
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

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle ] any of several body structure resembling a cord [also: funiculi (pl)]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...