1. Noun
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.
2. Noun
A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion.
3. Noun
In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.
4. Noun
the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
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