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FUNICULUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: funiculi   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several body structure resembling a cord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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:

Nouns denoting plants

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)

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