Definitions for funicle

funicle fu·ni·cle

Spelling: [fyoo-ni-kuh l]
IPA: /ˈfyu nɪ kəl/

Funicle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 134 anagrams from letters in funicle (cefilnu).

Definitions for funicle

noun

  1. the stalk of an ovule or seed.

Origin of funicle

From the Latin word fūniculus, dating back to 1655-65. See funiculus, -cle1

Examples for funicle

Caulis: the funicle of antenna: the corneous basal part of jaws.

Annelet or annellus: Hym.; small ring-joints between scape and funicle.

The ovule is curved upon itself, so that the micropyle is near the funicle.

Word Value for funicle
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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