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funiculus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun funiculus has 2 senses
- funiculus(n = noun.plant) funicle - the stalk of a plant ovule or seed; Array is a kind of stalk, stem
- funiculus(n = noun.body) Array - any of several body structure resembling a cord; Array is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
has particulars: medulla spinalis, spinal cord, umbilical, umbilical cord, spermatic cord
CIDE DICTIONARY
funiculus, n. [L., a little cord. See Funicle.].
- 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]
- A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. [1913 Webster]
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