funiculus
/fyoo-nik-yuh-luhs/US // fyuˈnɪk yə ləs //UK // (fjuːˈnɪkjʊləs) //
漏斗状物,放线虫,漏斗云,漏斗状结构
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural fu·nic·u·li [fyoo-nik-yuh-lahy]. /fyuˈnɪk yəˌlaɪ/.
- : Anatomy. a conducting cord, as a nerve cord or umbilical cord.
- : Botany. a funicle.
- : Entomology. the portion of the antenna between the basal segments and the club.
Examples
Ovule pendulous on a slender erect funiculus; seed erect, 6-grooved.
Raphe, the adherent funiculus connecting the hilum and chalaza in anatropous or amphitropous ovules or seeds.
In Flustra the young polypide-bud becomes connected with the 'brown body' by a funiculus.
The ovary develops at the end of the upper, the testis at that of the lower funiculus.
There is a single funiculus, which connects the posterior end of the stomach with the base of the zoœcium.
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