Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Funicle

Funicle , noun

[Latin funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope: compare French funicule funicle (in sense 2). Compare Funambulo.]

1.
(Botany) A small cord, ligature, or fiber.
2.
(Botany) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the placenta.