RADICLE

radicle

(noun) (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

radicle (plural radicles)

(botany) The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.

(botany) A rootlet.

(chemistry) Archaic form of radical.

Anagrams

• Cardiel, decrial, radicel

Source: Wiktionary


Rad"i*cle, n. Etym: [L. radicula, dim. of radix, -icis, root: cf. F. radicule. See Radix.] (Bot.) (a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle. (b) A rootlet; a radicel.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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