funiculus — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.

2. A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule) with the placenta.

   Synonyms

   funicleumbilical cord

   Examples

   The elaiosome emerges from the funiculus.

Noun

1. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed

   Synonyms

   funicle

   Broader terms

   stalkstem

2. any of several body structure resembling a cord

   Broader terms

   structureanatomical structurecomplex body partbodily structurebody structure