'Funiculus' definitions:
Definition of 'funiculus'
(from WordNet)
noun
The stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle, funiculus]
noun
Any of several body structure resembling a cord
Definition of 'Funiculus'
From: GCIDE
- Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. Funiculi. [L., a little cord. See Funicle.]
- 1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema. [1913 Webster]