| Pronunciation: | | 'radikul
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[n] (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) |
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RADICLE is a 7 letter word that starts with R. |
| | See Also: | | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, nerve, nervus, structure |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The portion of an embryo that gives rise to the root system of a plant. Compare plumule. |
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