Definition of funicle Funicle

fu•ni•cle

We found 6 definitions of funicle from 5 different sources.

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What does funicle mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: funicles

funicle - the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
  funiculus
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • funicle (Noun)
    The stalk or stem of an ovule or seed.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • funicle (n.)
    A small cord, ligature, or fiber.
  • funicle (n.)
    The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • funicle
    fū′ni-kl, n. a small cord or ligature: a fibre.—adj. Fūnic′ūlar.—n. Fūnic′ūlus, the umbilical cord.—Funicular railway, a cable-railway, esp. one ascending a hill. [L. funiculus, dim. of funis, a cord.]

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