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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion.
  3. n. In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.
  4. n. the stalk of a plant ovule or seed
  5. n. any of several body structure resembling a cord
  6. 1. (Anat.) 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. (Zoöl.) (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some myriapods with the amnion. (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach. See Bryozoa, and Phylactolema.
  7. n. any of several body structure resembling a cord