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funicle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Funicle \Fu"ni*cle\, n. [L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: cf F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf {Funambulo}.] (Bot.) 1. A small cord, ligature, or fiber. 2. (Bot.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: funicle n : the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funiculus}]
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