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

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

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.

Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.

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

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

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.