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Webster 1913 Edition

Funicle

Fu′ni-cle

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Funicle

FU'NICLE

,
Noun.
[L. faniculus, dim of funis, a cord.]
A small cord; a small ligature; a fiber.

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