cuống noãn
Definition
- Noun:
- Funicle, funiculus: In botany, 'cuống noãn' refers to the slender stalk that connects an ovule to the placenta within the ovary of a flowering plant. It serves as the conduit for nutrients and signals to the developing seed.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cuống noãn dài giúp noãn treo lơ lửng trong buồng trứng. (A long funicle helps the ovule hang suspended within the ovary chamber.)
- Các mạch dẫn truyền chất dinh dưỡng chạy dọc theo cuống noãn. (Vascular bundles that transport nutrients run along the funiculus.)
Advanced Usage
- Anatomical Description: The term is used in precise botanical descriptions and plant morphology studies.
- Sự uốn cong của cuống noãn ảnh hưởng đến vị trí của noãn. (The curvature of the funicle affects the position of the ovule.)
Variants and Related Words
- Noãn (n): Ovule.
- Cuống (n): Stalk, pedicel (a general term for a supporting stalk in botany).
- Cuống lá: Leaf stalk, petiole.
- Cuống hoa: Flower stalk, pedicel.
Synonyms
- Funiculus (n): The direct Latin-derived synonym used in scientific English.
- Ovule stalk (n): A descriptive synonym in English.
Related Phrases
(This term is a specific scientific noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs or idioms.)