funicle

American  

[fyoo-ni-kuhl] / ˈfyu nɪ kəl /

noun

Botany.

1. the stalk of an ovule or seed.

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funicle British  

/ fjʊˈnɪkjʊlɪt, ˈfjuːnɪkəl, -ˌleɪt /

noun

1. Also called: funiculus.  botany the stalk that attaches an ovule or seed to the wall of the ovary

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Other Word Forms

• funiculate adjective

Etymology

Origin of funicle

From the Latin word fūniculus, dating back to 1655–65. See funiculus, -cle ¹

Example Sentences

It is attached to the placenta by the funicle f, cellular prolongations from which form an aril a a.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

No inversion can, therefore, really take place in anatropous ovules, but the blade of the leaf is bent back on the funicle, with which its margins also cohere.

From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Masters, Maxwell T.

Pedicellus or Pedicle: the third joint in a geniculate antenna: forming the pivot between scape and funicle: in general, a stalk or stem.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

As the first integument grows round it, the amount of inversion increases, and the funicle becomes adherent to the side of the nucellus.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Annelet or annellus: Hym.; small ring-joints between scape and funicle.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.