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FUNICULUS
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Irregular inflected form: funiculi
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of several body structure resembling a cord
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("funiculus" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "funiculus"):
medulla spinalis; spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)
umbilical; umbilical cord (membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta)
spermatic cord (a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The stalk of a plant ovule or seed
Synonyms:
funicle; funiculus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("funiculus" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
