raphides
Americanplural noun
singular
raphide, raphisEtymology
Origin of raphides
1835–45; < New Latin < Greek rhaphídes, plural of rhaphís needle
Example Sentences
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Under the microscope the slide was found to be covered with a mass of raphides.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
The microscope showed it to be free from oxalate of lime or other raphides.
From The Fijians A Study of the Decay of Custom by Thomson, Basil
This opinion was opposed by Prof. Burrill and other eminent botanists, who claimed that other plants, as the fuchsia, are not at all acrid, although they contain raphides as plentifully as the Indian turnip.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
Under the microscope the raphides seemed as plentiful as in the case of the two acrid plants.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
It was first thought that the raphides found in plants having no acridity, might be of different chemical composition than those which produce this effect.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
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