funiculus
noun
a conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
funiculi
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pluralof funiculus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In these flowers the placenta seemed to be composed of several funiculi soldered together, and bearing imperfect ovules.
From Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants by Maxwell T. Masters
The reproductive organs are borne on the inner surface of the endocyst, as a rule in a definite position, and often in connection with the funiculus or funiculi.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
The two funiculi graciles of opposite sides are in contact in the mid dorsal line and have between them the postero median fissure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
Bi ieremie þe prophete we aȝen to understonden 65 ulcne mon sunfulle. þ̵. lið in heuie sunne ⁊ þurh soðe scrift his sunbendes nule slakien. funiculi amaritudines penitencie significant.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Joseph Hall
"Jammo, jammo; jammo, jammo jà," sang the loud, hoarse voices; then a tremendous scrape and twang, and the yelled-out burden, "Funiculi, funiculà; funiculi, funiculà; jammo, jammo, jammo, jammo, jammo jà."
From Hauntings by Vernon Lee
