Definition of Radicle

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

Generic synonyms: Anatomical Structure, Bodily Structure, Body Structure, Complex Body Part, Structure
Group relationships: Nerve, Nervus
Category relationships: Anatomy, General Anatomy

Definition of Radicle

1. 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.

Definition of Radicle

1. Noun. (botany) 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. ¹

2. Noun. (botany) A rootlet. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radicle

1. a part of a plant embryo [n -S]

Medical Definition of Radicle

1. The portion of an embryo that gives rise to the root system of a plant. Compare: plumule. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radicle

radicates
radicating
radication
radications
radicchio
radicchios
radicel
radicels
radices
radices craniales
radices nervi trigemini
radices spinales nervi accessorii
radicicol
radiciflorous
radiciform
radicle (current term)
radicles
radiclib
radiclibs
radicofunctional
radicofunctional name
radicofunctional names
radicotomy
radicul-
radicula
radiculalgia
radicular
radicular abscess
radicular arteries
radicular cyst

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