"funicle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: funicles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fūniculus||cord}} Latin fūniculus (“cord”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} funicle (plural funicles)
  1. (botany) The stalk or stem of an ovule or seed. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-funicle-en-noun-4K-Ku2f3 Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 56 44 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. (entomology) Intermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally. Categories (topical): Entomology
    Sense id: en-funicle-en-noun-AhtA42BX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences

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