funicle

Term Information

Accession
PO:0020006
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: funiculus
narrow: Poaceae funicle
narrow: Zea funicle
alt_id: PO:0006466
alt_id: PO:0006489
exact: 珠柄 (Japanese)
exact: funículo (Spanish)
exact: funiculi
Definition
A stalk (PO:0025066) that attaches a plant ovule (PO:0020003) to a placenta (PO:0025078). [source: APweb:Glossary, GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal]
Comment
If you are annotating to this structure for an angiosperm, please add an additional annotation to plant ovary ovule (PO:0025490). If you are annotating to this structure for an gymnosperm, please add an additional annotation to ovuliferous scale ovule (PO:0025491). If you are annotating to this structure for Zea mays or other grasses, please also add an annotation to the corresponding floret type. Choose the most specific term possible from: spikelet floret (PO:0009082), ear floret (PO:0006354), upper floret of pedicellate spikelet of ear (PO:0006350), upper floret of sessile spikelet of ear (PO:0006352).

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