Hypertext Webster Gateway: "funicle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Funicle \Fu"ni*cle\, n. [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.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the
placenta.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
funicle
n : the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funiculus}]
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