part of the embryo of seed-bearing plants that develops into the main root a very small root or rootlike part any bodily structure resembling a rootlet, esp one of the smallest branches of a vein or nerve - a variant spelling of
radical 11
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rad•i•cle
(rad′i kəl),USA pronunciation n.
- Botany
- Botanythe lower part of the axis of an embryo;
the primary root. See diag. under plumule. - Botanya rudimentary root;
radicel or rootlet.
- Botanythe lower part of the axis of an embryo;
- Chemistry(formerly) radical (def. 12).
- [Anat.]a small rootlike part or structure, as the beginning of a nerve or vein.
- Latin rādīcula small root, equivalent. to rādīc- (stem of rādīx) root1 + -ula -ule
- 1665–75
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'radicle' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
coleorhiza
- embryo
- hypocotyl
- primary root
- radical
- radicular
- radiculitis
- radix
- root
- taproot