noun
- plural of funiculus; small cords or fiber bundles in anatomy or botany
Usage: technical; anatomy; botany
Examples
- The funiculi connect the seeds to the placenta in the fruit.
- Anatomists studied the funiculi in the spinal cord.
- The plant’s funiculi help transport nutrients to developing seeds.
- Damage to the funiculi can affect nerve transmission.
- Botanists examined the funiculi under a microscope.