Radicle

[rædikl]

Definition

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

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Definition

(n.) 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.

(n.) A rootlet; a radicel.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Rootlet.

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