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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

funiculus

, dim. of

funis

cord, rope: cf. F.

funicule

funicle (in sense 2). Cf.

(Bot.)

A small cord, ligature, or fiber.

(Bot.)

The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.

Noun.

[L. faniculus, dim of funis, a cord.]

A small cord; a small ligature; a fiber.

funicle ‎(plural funicles)

(botany) the stalk or stem of an ovule or seed
- The elaiosome emerges from the funicle.