funicle

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noun

Synonym of funiculus.

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funiculus
OriginLatin fūniculus →
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Meanings

nounfunicle (plural funicles)

plural funicles

  1. biologySynonym of funiculus.

    Synonyms: funiculus

  2. biologyIntermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of funiculus.

Similar
funiculus

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe stalk of a plant ovule or seed

Similar
funiculus
Broader
stalkstem
Also see
funiculus

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinfūniculus“cord”
  2. Englishfunicle

From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus.

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APA

funicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funicle

MLA

“funicle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funicle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “funicle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/funicle.

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