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FUNICLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does funicle mean?
• FUNICLE (noun)
The noun FUNICLE has 1 sense:
1. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
Familiarity information: FUNICLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The stalk of a plant ovule or seed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
funicle; funiculus
Hypernyms ("funicle" is a kind of...):
stalk; stem (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)
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