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
funiculus (plural funiculi)
(anatomy) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord
(botany) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta
Source: Wiktionary
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
1 April 2025
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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