From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, noun; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little cord. See {Funicle}.]
1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord.
2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See {Bryozoa}, and {Phylactolema}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funicle}]
2: any of several body structure resembling a cord [also: {funiculi} (pl)]
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