fascicle

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Peer deeply into the whorls of pine needles and you will see the waxy orange buds that will become the needle fascicles, the candles that will elongate and open over the first weeks of spring.

From Washington Post

There is wide concern that eloquence has fallen victim to expediency, that the thoughtful phrase has been replaced by the fascicle contraction, that communication is suffering, and that texting bears the brunt of the blame.

From Forbes

During stretch growth, individual axons gradually coalesce with neighboring axons to form large axonal tracts, called fascicles, taking on a highly organized parallel orientation resembling harp strings.

From Scientific American

Edges of reticulations more or less hairy, especially toward the apex; lateral fascicles generally on longer peduncles.

From Project Gutenberg

The name Phacelia is from a Greek word signifying a fascicle, or bunch, and refers to the fascicled or clustered flower-racemes.

From Project Gutenberg