Hypertext Webster Gateway: "funiculus"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [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. (Zo["o]l.)
(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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
funiculus
n 1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funicle}]
2: any of several body structure resembling a cord
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