Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little
   cord. See {Funicle}.]
   1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of
      the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are
      made up; applied also to different bands of white matter
      in the brain and spinal cord.

   2. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some
          myriapods with the amnion.
      (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach.
          See {Bryozoa}, and {Phylactolema}.

Source : WordNet®

funiculus
     n 1: the stalk of a plant ovule or seed [syn: {funicle}]
     2: any of several body structure resembling a cord
     [also: {funiculi} (pl)]

funiculi
     See {funiculus}