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  • 11funicle — fu·ni·cle …

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  • 12funicle — /ˈfjunɪkəl/ (say fyoohnikuhl) noun (in plants) the stalk of an ovule or seed. Also, funiculus. {Latin fūniculus, diminutive of fūnis rope} …

  • 13funicle — noun the stalk of a plant ovule or seed • Syn: ↑funiculus • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem …

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  • 15Seed — A seed Audio IPA|en us seed.ogg|/ˈsiːd/ (in some plants, referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored food. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and… …

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  • 16Filament — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Filament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 filament filament line Sgm: N 1 fiber fiber fibril Sgm: N 1 funicle funicle vein Sgm: N 1 hair hair capillament cilium …

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  • 17Arillode — Ar il*lode, n. [Arillus + Gr. e i^dos form.] (Bot.) A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …

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  • 18Funiculi — Funiculus Fu*nic u*lus, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little cord. See {Funicle}.] 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… …

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  • 19Funiculus — Fu*nic u*lus, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little cord. See {Funicle}.] 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… …

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  • 20Seed — (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed, AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G. saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], s[ae][eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf. {Colza}.] 1.… …

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