NOUN | plant | funiculus, funicle | the stalk of a plant ovule or seed |
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body | funiculus | any of several body structure resembling a cord |
Meaning | The stalk of a plant ovule or seed. | |
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Synonym | funicle | |
Broader | stalk, stem | A slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ |
Spanish | funículo | |
Catalan | funicle |
Meaning | Any of several body structure resembling a cord. | |
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Narrower | spermatic cord | A structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves |
spinal cord, medulla spinalis | A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain | |
umbilical cord, umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
Spanish | funículo | |
Catalan | funicle |
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