radicel
[ rad-uh-sel ]
/ ˈræd əˌsɛl /
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noun Botany.
a minute root; a rootlet.
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Words nearby radicel
radical right, radical sign, radicand, radicant, radicchio, radicel, radices, radicle, radicotomy, radicula, radiculalgia
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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
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