funiculus

A noun referring to a cord-like structure, such as the stalk of a plant ovule or seed, or any of several anatomical structures resembling a cord in the body.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine strangförmige Struktur bezeichnet, wie den Stiel der Samenanlage oder des Samens bei Pflanzen oder eine der verschiedenen schnurähnlichen anatomischen Strukturen im Körper.

1. Plant ovule stalk C2 formal scientific

   A stalk that attaches an ovule or seed to the ovary wall in flowering plants.

   • The funiculus connects the developing seed to the parent plant.
   • In legumes, the funiculus elongates as the seed matures.
   • The ovule receives nutrients through the funiculus.
   • Funiculus length can vary among different plant species.

   🇩🇪Samenstiel der Pflanze

   Synonyme: funicle

2. Cord-like anatomical structure C2 formal medical

   Any of various slender, cordlike structures in the body, such as nerve or tissue bundles.

   • The funiculus of the spinal cord contains white matter tracts.
   • During development, the funiculus umbilicalis transports blood.
   • Surgeons carefully dissected the funiculus spermaticus.
   • Damage to the funiculus can affect nerve signal transmission.

   🇩🇪Funiculus

   Synonyme: cordfasciculusfunicle

• funiculi plural form
• funiculi's possessive plural form
• funiculus's possessive singular form