1. a small bundle or cluster of things, especially fibers, roots, or leaves
Usage: botanical; anatomical
2. one part of a book or set published in installments
Usage: publishing

Examples

• The nerve fascicle contained hundreds of individual fibers.
• Pine needles grow in fascicles of two to five.
• The muscle fascicle contracted smoothly during exercise.
• The encyclopedia was published in monthly fascicles.
• Each fascicle of the series contained three chapters.
• The root fascicle spread out beneath the soil.
• Subscribers eagerly awaited the next fascicle of the novel.