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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une structure en forme de cordon, telle que le pédoncule reliant l'ovule ou la graine à la plante, ou l'une des plusieurs structures anatomiques du corps ressemblant à un cordon.

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.

   🇫🇷Funicule (ovule)

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷Cordon fibreux

   Synonymes: cordfasciculusfunicle

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