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词汇 funicle
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Definition of funicle in English:

funicle

noun ˈfjuːnɪk(ə)lˈfjunək(ə)l
Botany
  • 1A filamentous stalk attaching a seed or ovule to the placenta.

    〔植〕珠柄。亦称FUNICULUS

    Also called funiculus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fruit pulp of O. ficus-indica originates from the funicle, which connects the seed to the ovary, indicating that fruit development depends on the presence of seeds.
    • When the valves were detached in fully mature pods the main vascular bundles of each replum to which seeds were attached by their funicle could be seen at the base of each suture.
    • A common genus of scolytids with a 5-segmented funicle is Dendroctonus while Hylurgopinus has a 7-segmented funicle.
    • Each side of the pod bears a placenta divided into two placental longitudinal laminae bearing funicles to which are attached seeds.
    • In some cases the seeds may remain hanging by their red or orange-coloured funicles from the open legume, the coloured funicle and aril acting as a bird attractant.
    • Acaciaside A and B, two acylated triterpenoid bisglycosides isolated from the funicles of Acacia auriculiformis, are known to have antihelmintic activity.
    • However, at anthesis they appear one above the other, because in one ovule the funicle greatly elongates.
    • The enlarged, fleshy, white funicles of the neotropical Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana are rich in fatty oil and serve as a kind of elaiosome in ant dispersal.
    • The new species is easily distinguished from all known species in this genus by the 6-segmented funicle of female.
    • However, the strength of the funicle varies considerably within NSW specimens, with diatheca falling within the range of variation, so the subspecific name is unnecessary.
    • In the ripe capsule a vascular strand lies almost free between the mesocarp and the endocarp, its two halves passing through the endocarp immediately opposite the funicles of the seeds.
    1. 1.1Entomology A filamentous section of an insect's antenna, supporting the club.
      〔昆〕索节,触角中支撑锤节的丝状柄

Origin

Mid 17th century: anglicized form of Latin funiculus (see funiculus).

Definition of funicle in US English:

funicle

nounˈfjunək(ə)lˈfyo͞onək(ə)l
Botany
  • 1A filamentous stalk attaching a seed or ovule to the placenta.

    〔植〕珠柄。亦称FUNICULUS

    Also called funiculus
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fruit pulp of O. ficus-indica originates from the funicle, which connects the seed to the ovary, indicating that fruit development depends on the presence of seeds.
    • Acaciaside A and B, two acylated triterpenoid bisglycosides isolated from the funicles of Acacia auriculiformis, are known to have antihelmintic activity.
    • The new species is easily distinguished from all known species in this genus by the 6-segmented funicle of female.
    • However, at anthesis they appear one above the other, because in one ovule the funicle greatly elongates.
    • Each side of the pod bears a placenta divided into two placental longitudinal laminae bearing funicles to which are attached seeds.
    • A common genus of scolytids with a 5-segmented funicle is Dendroctonus while Hylurgopinus has a 7-segmented funicle.
    • When the valves were detached in fully mature pods the main vascular bundles of each replum to which seeds were attached by their funicle could be seen at the base of each suture.
    • The enlarged, fleshy, white funicles of the neotropical Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana are rich in fatty oil and serve as a kind of elaiosome in ant dispersal.
    • In the ripe capsule a vascular strand lies almost free between the mesocarp and the endocarp, its two halves passing through the endocarp immediately opposite the funicles of the seeds.
    • In some cases the seeds may remain hanging by their red or orange-coloured funicles from the open legume, the coloured funicle and aril acting as a bird attractant.
    • However, the strength of the funicle varies considerably within NSW specimens, with diatheca falling within the range of variation, so the subspecific name is unnecessary.
    1. 1.1Entomology A filamentous section of an insect's antenna, supporting the club.
      〔昆〕索节,触角中支撑锤节的丝状柄

Origin

Mid 17th century: anglicized form of Latin funiculus (see funiculus).

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