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n. - The stalk of a plant ovule or seed.

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  • The straight line does not correspond with the funicle, which is not straight, but is pushed up in a curved form against the upper edge of the cell.
  • This happens when the fruit is in the tree crown and the seeds are still attached to the inner fruit wall by a cord called a funicle, which, in turn, is surrounded by a...
  • Ovular characters determine the grouping in the Dicotyledons, van Tieghem supporting the view that the integument, the outer if there be two, is the lamina of a leaf of which...
  • Suzanna's a funicle man cho: Sing lassy go rings below
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