fascicle

American  

[fas-i-kuhl] / ˈfæs ɪ kəl /

noun

1. a section of a book or set of books being published in installments as separate pamphlets or volumes.

2. a small bundle, tight cluster, or the like.

3. Botany. a close cluster, as of flowers or leaves.

4. Anatomy. a small bundle of nerve or muscle fibers.

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fascicle British  

/ ˈfæsɪkəl, fəˈsɪkjʊˌleɪt, fəˈsɪkjʊlə, -lɪt /

noun

1. a bundle or cluster of branches, leaves, etc

2. Also called: fasciculus.  anatomy a small bundle of fibres, esp nerve fibres

3. printing another name for fascicule

4. any small bundle or cluster

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fascicle Scientific  

/ făs′ĭ-kəl /

1. A bundle or cluster of stems, flowers, or leaves, such as the bundles in which pine needles grow.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• fascicular
  adjective
• fasciculately
  adverb
• fascicled
  adjective
• fasciculation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of fascicle

First recorded in 1490–1500; from Latin fasciculus, diminutive of fascis; see fasces, -cle ¹