A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Funiculus,-i (s.m.II), abl. sg. funiculo: funicle; cord, string, slender or short rope (i.e. stalk); “funiculus umbilicalis, the cord or thread which sometimes connects the ovule or seed to the placenta” (Lindley); the funicle, “in Nidularia, a cord of hyphae attaching the peridiolum to the inner surface of the wall of the peridium; used by W. Griffith for the suspensor of Gnetum” (Jackson); “the free stalk of an ovule or seed” (Fernald 1950) [> L. dim. of funis,-uis (s.m.III), q.v., rope, cord]; see rope, thread;

- carpella ab axi secedentia sed ope nervi liberi a columna centrali diu dependentia (B&H), the carpells, splitting off from the axis but by the use of a free vein hanging for a long time from the central column.

- fronde filiformi subsimplici plana in funiculos laxos contorta (Agardh), with the frond filiform, nearly unbranched, flat, twisted into a loose funiculus.

- gemmae in solo in funiculis brevibus, gemmae on soil on short funiculi.

- raphe ventral v. reversa v. solitaria a funiculo adscendente pendula (B&H), with the raphe ventral or on the reverse or solitary, ascendent from a funicle.

- ovula in loculis solitaria a funiculo basilari pendula v. apici v. parieti loculi affìxa (B&H), ovules solitary in the locules pendulous from a basal funiculus or attached to the apex or wall of the loculus.

- semina per fissuram ope funiculi filiformis pendula, (B&H), the seeds through a fissure pendulous with the aid of a filiform funiculus.

- semina per fìssuram mediante funiculo filiformi pendula(B&H),the seeds pendulous through a fissure with a mediating filiform funicle.

- ovulis prope basin 1-2 funiculis elongatis adscendentibus (B&H), with the ovules near the base ascending with 1-2 elongate funicles.

- ovula in carpellis 1-2, ab apice cavitatis pendula (funiculis parietibus adnatis) (B&H), the ovules pendulous in carpels 1-2, pendulous from the apex of the cavity (with the funicles adnate to the walls).

- semina funiculis brevibus liberis, seeds with the funicles short, free.

- replum acutum v. alatum, funiculis capillaribus v. dilatatis. (B&H), the replum acute or winged, with a capillary or dilated funicle.

- funiculis elongatis septo adnatis, the funicles elongate, adnate to the septum.

- genus ob semina numerosissima et funiculos oapillaceos distinctissimum (B&H), a genus because of the very numerous seeds and capillaceous funiculi very distinct.

Arillus,-i (s.m.II), abl.sg. arillo: “an expansion of the funicle, arising from the placenta and enveloping the seed; mace is the aril of the nutmeg” (Jackson); see aril.

Funiculus centralis (adk.B), funiculus axialis (adj.B), ): the central strand in the stem of mosses; see central strand, hydroids;

Funiculus hydroideus (adj.A), hydroid strand; see hydroid.

Hilum,-i (s.n.II), q.v., abl. sg. hilo: the hilum, a mark or scar on a seed (as a bean) marking the point of attachment of the ovule to the funiculus or placenta.

Umbilical cord: “a thread by which seeds are sometimes attached to their placenta” (Lindley): funiculus,-i (s.m.II) umbilicaris (adj.B), abl.sg. funiculo umbilicari.

NOTE: in Cyathus, the Bird’s Nest fungi, “the peridiola are fixed to the peridium by threads (funiculi)” (Ainsworth & Bisby).