FASCICLE

fascicle, fascicule

(noun) an installment of a printed work

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fascicle (plural fascicles)

A bundle or cluster.

(anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.

(botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.

(botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.

A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.

Source: Wiktionary

Fas"ci*cle, n. Etym: [L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See Fasces.]

Definition: A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition