Funicle

[fju:nikl]

Definition

(noun.) the stalk of a plant ovule or seed.

Typed by Hannah--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A small cord, ligature, or fiber.

(n.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.

Editor: Verna

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Fibre, filament, small cord, small ligature.

Inputed by Bartholomew

Definition

n. a small cord or ligature: a fibre.—adj. Fūnic′ūlar.—n. Fūnic′ūlus the umbilical cord.—Funicular railway a cable-railway esp. one ascending a hill.

Checker: Ramona