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.

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The ovule is curved upon itself, so that the micropyle is near the funicle.

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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.

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

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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.

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