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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