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fu·nic·u·lus \fyüˈnikyələs, f(y)əˈn-\ noun (plural funicu·li \-ˌlī, -ˌlē\) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, small rope, diminutive of funis rope; perhaps akin to Greek thōminx cord 1. : any of various bodily structures more or less like a cord in form: a. : umbilical cord b. : one of the small bundles of fibers of which large nerves are made up c. : any of certain bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord; specifically : column 6c(1) d. : spermatic cord 2. a. : the stalk of an ovule b. : the hyphal cord attaching the peridiole to the peridium in certain fungi of the family Nidulariaceae 3. a. : a band of mesoblastic tissue extending from the stomach to the body wall in bryozoans b. : the part of the antenna of an insect situated between the pedicel and the club c. : a dorsal ligament connecting the petiole and propodeum of certain hymenoptera |