INFUNDIBULIFORM
In`fun*dib"u*li*form, a. Etym: [L. infundibulum funnel + -form: cf.
F. infundibuliforme.]
1. Having the form of a funnel or cone; funnel-shaped.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Funnelform.
INFUNDIBULUM
In`fun*dib"u*lum, n.; pl. L. Infundibula, E. Infundibulums. Etym:
[L., a funnel, from infundere to pour in or into. See Infuse.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A funnel-shaped or dilated organ or part; as, the infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process, connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged terminations of the bronchial tubes.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the gastric sac leads. (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See Cephalopoda.
INFUNERAL
In*fu"ner*al, v. t.
Defn: To inter with funeral rites; to bury. [Obs.] G. Fletcher.