fu·nic·u·lus 
(fy-nĭkyə-ləs, fə-) also fu·ni·cle (fynĭ-kəl)
(fy-nĭkyə-ləs, fə-) also fu·ni·cle (fynĭ-kəl)n. pl. fu·nic·u·li (-lī′) also fu·ni·cles
1. Anatomy A slender cordlike strand or band, especially:
a. A bundle of nerve fibers in a nerve trunk.
b. One of three major divisions of white matter in the spinal cord, consisting of fasciculi.
c. The umbilical cord.
2. Botany A stalk connecting an ovule or a seed with the placenta.
[Latin fūniculus, slender rope, diminutive of fūnis, rope.]