1.  funiculus(n = noun.plant) funicle - the stalk of a plant ovule or seed;
is a kind of stalk, stem

2.  funiculus(n = noun.body) - any of several body structure resembling a cord;
is a kind of anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure
has particulars: medulla spinalis, spinal cord, umbilical, umbilical cord, spermatic cord

1.  A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to different bands of white matter in the brain and spinal cord. [1913 Webster]

2.  A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. [1913 Webster]