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radicel

radicel noun: a small branch of a root; a rootlet.

Noun

radicel (plural radicels)

  1. A small branch of a root; a rootlet.

Forms of radicel

pluralradicels

Origin of radicel

From New Latin rādīcella, from radic- (“root”) + -ella. Doublet of radicle and radicula. By surface analysis, Latin radic- + -el (“diminutive”).

Questions about radicel

What does radicel mean?
Radicel means a small branch of a root; a rootlet.
What part of speech is radicel?
Radicel is a noun.
What is the plural of radicel?
The plural of radicel is radicels.

Words near radicel in the dictionary

  1. radications
  2. radicative
  3. radicchio
  4. radicchios
  5. Radice
  6. radicel
  7. radicellose
  8. radicels
  9. radices
  10. Radich
  11. Radiches

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