funiculus (redirected from funiculi)

fu·nic·u·lus  (fy-nky-ls, f-) also fu·ni·cle (fyn-kl)

n. pl. fu·nic·u·li (-l) also fu·ni·cles

1. Anatomy A slender cordlike strand or band, especially:

a. A bundle of nerve fibers in a nerve trunk.

b. One of three major divisions of white matter in the spinal cord, consisting of fasciculi.

c. The umbilical cord.

2. Botany A stalk connecting an ovule or a seed with the placenta.

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[Latin fniculus, slender rope, diminutive of fnis, rope.]

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funiculus  (fy-nky-ls)

Plural funiculi (fy-nky-l)

1. A stalk connecting an ovule or a seed with the placenta (the ovary wall). In some plants, the funiculus develops into a fleshy seed covering called an aril.

2. A slender, cordlike strand or band, especially a bundle of nerve fibers in a nerve trunk.

3. Any of three major divisions of white matter in the spinal cord.

4. The umbilical cord.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	funiculus - the stalk of a plant ovule or seed   funicle stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	2.	funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" medulla spinalis, spinal cord - a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region umbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta spermatic cord - a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves