Radicle
11radicle — /rad i keuhl/, n. 1. Bot. a. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. See diag. under plumule. b. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet. 2. Chem. (formerly) radical (def. 12). 3. Anat. a small rootlike part or structure, as the …
12radicle — noun /ˈɹædɪkəl/ a) The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo. b) A rootlet …
13radicle — rad·i·cle || rædɪkl n. portion of a seedling that develops into the main root; small root like structure forming the base of a nerve or blood vessel …
14radicle — [ radɪk(ə)l] noun 1》 Botany the part of a plant embryo that develops into the primary root. 2》 Anatomy a root like subdivision of a nerve or vein. Derivatives radicular adjective (Anatomy). Origin C17: from L. radicula, dimin. of radix, radic… …
15radicle — n.; (also radicule) Rootlet …
16radicle — Embryonic root; often misapplied to the emergent hypocotyl in germinating cycad seeds …
17radicle — rad·i·cle …
18radicle — n. (in anatomy) 1) a small root. 2) the initial fibre of a nerve or the origin of a vein. Derivatives: radicular adj …
19radicle — rad•i•cle [[t]ˈræd ɪ kəl[/t]] n. 1) bot Bot. bot an embryonic root 2) anat. a small rootlike part or structure, as the beginning of a nerve or vein • Etymology: 1665–75; < L rādīcula small root =rādīc (s. of rādīx) root I+ ula ule ra•dic•u•lar …
20radicle — /ˈrædɪkəl / (say radikuhl) noun 1. Botany the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. 2. a rudimentary root; a radicel or rootlet. 3. Anatomy a small root like part, as the beginning of a nerve fibre. {Latin rādicula, diminutive of …
