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