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raphe |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rhaphe \Rha"phe\, n. [NL., fr Gr ??? seam, fr ??? to sew. ] (Bot.) The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written also {raphe}.] --Gray. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Raphe \Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr Gr ? a seam or suture, fr ? to sew or stitch together.] 1. (Anat.) A line ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line as the raphe of the tongue. 2. (Bot.) Same as {Rhaph?}.
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