funiculus
/fjʊˈnɪk.jʊl.əs//fjʊˈnɪk.jəl.əs/
词源链
- 英语English
funiculus
词源说明
From Latin funiculus, diminutive of funis (“rope, cord”) + -culus.
释义
名词noun
- 1(anatomy) Any of several cordlike structures, especially the umbilical cord, or a bundle of nerve fibres (white matter) in the spinal cord. The white matter of the spinal cord is made of (posterior, anterior and lateral) columns/funiculi. The grey columns are also called horns but not funiculi.
- 2(botany) A stalk that connects the seed (or ovule