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radicle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Radicle \Rad"i*cle\, n. [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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: radicle n : (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
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