funicle noun. ['fju:nɪk(ǝ)l] M17.
[Anglicized from FUNICULUS.]
1. = FUNICULUS 1. Only in M17.

2. Any of certain filamentary anatomical structures; spec.: (a) Entomology a section of an insect's antenna, supporting the club; (b) Botany the stalk attaching a seed or ovule to the placenta. M19.

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