radicular

[ ra-dik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. Botany. of or relating to a radicle or root.
2. Anatomy. of, relating to, or involving a radicle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of radicular¹

1820–30; < Latin rādīcul ( a ) radicle + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

Seed large; the apex or radicular extremity of the seed-coat separable as an operculum or lid (as in Cabomba, etc.).

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Embryo hooked, annular, or cochleate, the radicular end pointing downward.

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