Radicle

  • 101Superior planets — Superior Su*pe ri*or, a. [L., compar. of superus being above, fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup[ e]rieur. See {Super }, and cf. {Supreme}.] 1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the superior limb of the sun; the superior part… …

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  • 102Suspensor — Sus*pen sor, n. [NL.] 1. A suspensory. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Tigella — Ti*gel la, n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.] (Bot.) That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 104coleorhiza — noun (plural coleorhizae) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek koleon + New Latin rhiza Date: circa 1866 the sheath investing the radicle in some monocotyledonous plants through which the roots emerge …

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  • 105embryo — noun (plural embryos) Etymology: Medieval Latin embryon , embryo, from Greek embryon, from en + bryein to swell; akin to Greek bryon catkin Date: 1548 1. a. archaic a vertebrate at any stage of development prior to birth or hatching b. an animal… …

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  • 106primary root — noun Date: 1877 the root of a plant that develops first and originates from the radicle …

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  • 107radicular — adjective Date: 1830 1. of or relating to a plant radicle 2. of, relating to, or involving a nerve root < radicular pain > …

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  • 108Embryo — An embryo (from Greek: Polytonic|ἔμβρυον , plural Polytonic|ἔμβρυα , lit. that which grows, from en in + bryein to swell, be full ) is a multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development, from the time of first cell division&#8230; …

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  • 109Coconut — For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 110Dicotyledon — Dicot redirects here. For the band, see Dicot (band). Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons) Magnolia flower Scientific classification …

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