This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
radicel
[ rad-uh-sel ]
/ ˈræd əˌsɛl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Botany.
a minute root; a rootlet.
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "WAS" VS. "WERE"!
Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.
Question 1 of 7
“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby radicel
radical right, radical sign, radicand, radicant, radicchio, radicel, radices, radicle, radicotomy, radicula, radiculalgia
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
British Dictionary definitions for radicel
radicel
/ (ˈrædɪˌsɛl) /
noun
a very small root; radicle
Word Origin for radicel
C19: from New Latin radicella a little root, from Latin rādix root
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012