FUNICULI
FUNICULUS
funiculus
(noun) any of several body structure resembling a cord
funicle, funiculus
(noun) the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
funiculi
plural of funiculus
Source: Wiktionary
FUNICULUS
Fu*nic"u*lus, n.; pl. Funiculi. Etym: [L., a little cord. See
Funicle.]
1. (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 brain and spinal cord.
2. (Zoöl.)
(a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the
amnion.
(b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See
Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition