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Fu·nic·u·lus n.; pl. Funiculi
1. Anat. 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.
2. Zool. (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.
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funiculus
n 1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: funicle]
2: any of several body structure resembling a cord
[also: funiculi (pl)]