funicle

English

Etymology

From Latin fūniculus (“cord”), diminutive from fūnis (“cord”) + -culus.

Noun

funicle (plural funicles)

1. (botany) Synonym of funiculus.
2. (entomology) Intermediate segments of the antenna of chalcid wasps adjoining the pedicel basally and the clava distally.

References

• http://www.thefreedictionary.com/funicle