Funiculus Definition
fyo͝o-nĭkyə-ləs, fə-
funiculus, funiculi
noun
funiculi
Any cordlike structure.
Webster's New World
A slender cordlike strand or band, especially:
American Heritage Medicine
The slender stalk of an ovule or seed.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Origin of Funiculus
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From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus.
From Wiktionary
Latin fūniculus slender rope diminutive of fūnis rope
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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