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funicle

[fyoo-ni-kuhl]

noun Botany.

the stalk of an ovule or seed.

Origin:
1655–65; < Latin fūniculus. See funiculus, -cle¹

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funicle (ˈfjuːnɪk^əl)

—n
	botany Also called: funiculus the stalk that attaches an ovule or seed to the wall of the ovary

[C17: from Latin fūniculus a thin rope, from fūnis rope]

funiculate

—*adj*

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