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rad·i·cle  (rd-kl)

n.

1. Botany The part of a plant embryo that develops into a root.

2. Anatomy A small structure, such as a fibril of a nerve, that resembles a root.

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[Latin rdcula, diminutive of rdx, rdc-, root; see wrd- in Indo-European roots.]

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radicle [ˈrædɪk^əl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany

a.  part of the embryo of seed-bearing plants that develops into the main root

b.  a very small root or rootlike part

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy any bodily structure resembling a rootlet, esp one of the smallest branches of a vein or nerve

3. (Chemistry) Chem a variant spelling of radical [11]

[from Latin rādīcula a little root, from rādīx root]

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radicle  (rd-kl)

1. The part of a plant embryo that develops into a root. In most seeds, the radicle is the first structure to emerge on germination.

2. A small anatomical structure, such as a fibril of a nerve, that resembles a root.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals

Translations

radicle [ˈrædɪkl] N (Bot) → radícula f (Chem) → radical m

radicle

n (Bot) → Keimwurzel f; (= small root) → Würzelchen nt; (Chem) → Radikal nt

radicle [ˈrædɪk/əl] n

a. (Bot) → radichetta

b. (Math, Chem) = radical b