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radicel

American  
[rad-uh-sel] / ˈræd əˌsɛl /

noun

Botany.

  1. a minute root; a rootlet.

radicel British  
/ ˈrædɪˌsɛl /

noun

  1. a very small root; radicle

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Etymology

Origin of radicel

1810–20; < New Latin rādīcella small root, rootlet, equivalent to Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx ) root 1 + -ella -elle

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