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funicle
[fyoo-ni-kuhl]
noun
the stalk of an ovule or seed.
funicle
/ fjʊˈnɪkjʊlɪt, ˈfjuːnɪkəl, -ˌleɪt /
noun
Also called: funiculus.botany the stalk that attaches an ovule or seed to the wall of the ovary
Other Word Forms
- funiculate adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of funicle1
Example Sentences
It is attached to the placenta by the funicle f, cellular prolongations from which form an aril a a.
The ovule is curved upon itself, so that the micropyle is near the funicle.
No inversion can, therefore, really take place in anatropous ovules, but the blade of the leaf is bent back on the funicle, with which its margins also cohere.
Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.
The straight line does not correspond with the funicle, which is not straight, but is pushed up in a curved form against the upper edge of the cell.
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