funicle
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Origin of funicle
From the Latin word fūniculus, dating back to 1655–65. See funiculus, -cle 1
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Annelet or annellus: Hym.; small ring-joints between scape and funicle.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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.
This is seen in the passion-flower, where the covering arises from the placenta or extremity of the funicle at the base of the ovule and passes upwards towards the apex, leaving the micropyle uncovered.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
The ovule is curved upon itself, so that the micropyle is near the funicle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
The straight line does not correspond with the funicle, which is not straight, but is pushed up in a curved form against the upper edge of the cell.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
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