fascicles

Noun

fascicle (plural fascicles)

1. A bundle or cluster.
2. A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
3. A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
4. A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
5. A discrete section of a book issued or published separately, generally as a temporary measure while the work is in progress.
   • The OED [Oxford English Dictionary] was initially published in a series of 125 slim fascicles between the years 1884 and 1928. The first complete edition in ten volumes was published in 1928.1993, Donna Lee Berg, A Guide to the Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3

   Synonyms:

   serial