funicle

[ fyoo-ni-kuhl ]

noun

, Botany.

1. the stalk of an ovule or seed.

funicle

/ fjʊˈnɪkjʊlɪt; ˈfjuːnɪkəl; -ˌleɪt /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• funiculate, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of funicle¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of funicle¹

C17: from Latin fūniculus a thin rope, from fūnis rope

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

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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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