FUNICLE

funicle, funiculus

(noun) the stalk of a plant ovule or seed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

funicle (plural funicles)

(botany) The stalk or stem of an ovule or seed.

(entomology) Intermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally.

Source: Wiktionary


Fu"ni*cle, n. Etym: [L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: cf. F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf. Funambulo.] (Bot.)

1. A small cord, ligature, or fiber.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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