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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