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radicle
[ rad-i-kuhl ]
noun
- Botany.
- the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
- a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- Chemistry. (formerly) radical ( def 15 ).
- Anatomy. a small rootlike part or structure, as the beginning of a nerve or vein.
radicle
/ ˈrædɪkəl /
noun
- botany
- part of the embryo of seed-bearing plants that develops into the main root
- a very small root or rootlike part
- anatomy any bodily structure resembling a rootlet, esp one of the smallest branches of a vein or nerve
- chem a variant spelling of radical
radicle
/ răd′ĭ-kəl /
- The part of a plant embryo that develops into a root. In most seeds, the radicle is the first structure to emerge on germination.
- A small anatomical structure, such as a fibril of a nerve, that resembles a root.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of radicle1
C18: from Latin rādīcula a little root, from rādīx root
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Example Sentences
And, lastly, that at the apex of the nucleus the radicle of the future Embryo would constantly be found.
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An uncharged SO4 radicle would react with the water present, and sulphuric acid would be formed and oxygen liberated.
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Also imagine one atom of oxygen with its two hooks outstretched like two arms, and just link one radicle on to each.
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If we use the methyl radicle we get methyl alcohol: if we use the ethyl radicle we get ethyl alcohol.
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The form and relative position of the radicle and cotyledons serve to distinguish certain groups of plants.
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