funicle
81funicular — /fəˈnɪkjələ / (say fuh nikyuhluh) adjective 1. of or relating to a rope or cord, or its tension. 2. worked by a rope or the like. 3. of or relating to a funicle. 4. of or relating to a funiculus. –noun 5. → funicular railway. {Latin fūniculus… …
82funiculate — /fjuˈnɪkjələt/ (say fyooh nikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective having a funicle. {funicul(us) + ate1} …
83funiculus — /fjuˈnɪkjələs/ (say fyooh nikyuhluhs) noun (plural funiculi /fjuˈnɪkjəlaɪ/ (say fyooh nikyuhluy)) 1. Anatomy a cordlike structure, especially one of the three main nerve tracts of each half of the spinal cord. 2. Botany → funicle. {Latin,… …
84hilum — /ˈhaɪləm/ (say huyluhm) noun (plural hila /ˈhaɪlə/ (say huyluh)) 1. Botany a. the mark or scar on a seed produced by separation from its funicle or placenta. b. the nucleus of a granule of starch. 2. Anatomy the region at which the vessels,… …
85stalk — I. /stɔk / (say stawk) noun 1. the stem or main axis of a plant. 2. any slender supporting or connecting part of a plant, as the petiole of a leaf, the peduncle of a flower, or the funicle of an ovule. 3. a similar structural part of an animal. 4 …
86umbilical cord — /ʌmˈbɪləkəl kɔd/ (say um biluhkuhl kawd), /ʌmbəˈlaɪkəl/ (say umbuh luykuhl) noun 1. Anatomy a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or foetus with the placenta of the mother, and transmitting nourishment from the mother. 2. Also, umbilical… …
87funicular — [fyo͞o nik′yo͞o lər] adj. [< L funiculus (see FUNICLE) + AR] 1. of or like a funiculus or funiculi 2. of, worked by, or hanging from a rope or cable n. a mountain railway on which counterbalanced cars on parallel sets of rails are pulled up… …
88funiculus — noun 1. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed • Syn: ↑funicle • Hypernyms: ↑stalk, ↑stem 2. any of several body structure resembling a cord • Hypernyms: ↑structure, ↑anatomical structur …
89funiculate — /fyooh nik yeuh lit, layt /, adj. Bot. having a funicle. [1820 30; FUNICUL(US) + ATE1] …
90seed-stalk — seedˈ stalk noun The funicle • • • Main Entry: ↑seed …
