RADICANT

Adjective

radicant (not comparable)

(botany) Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, like the trumpet creeper and the ivy.

Anagrams

• antacrid, cardiant, tridacna

Source: Wiktionary


Rad"i*cant, a. Etym: [L. radicans, p. pr.: cf. F. radicant. See Radicate, a.] (Bot.)

Definition: Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SQUARE

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