Associations to the word «Radicle»

Wiktionary

RADICLE, 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.
RADICLE, noun. (botany) A rootlet.
RADICLE, noun. (chemistry) Archaic form of radical.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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