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radicle

/ˈɹædɪkəl/

radicle noun: the rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo. Also the archaic form of radical.

Noun

radicle (plural radicles)

  1. The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.
  2. A rootlet.

Also used as

radicle is also the archaic form of radical.

Forms of radicle

pluralradicles

Origin of radicle

Borrowed from Latin rādīcula, from rādīc- (“root”) + -ula (“diminutive”). Doublet of radicula and radicel.

Questions about radicle

What does radicle mean?
Radicle means the rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.
What part of speech is radicle?
Radicle is a noun.
How do you pronounce radicle?
Radicle is pronounced /ˈɹædɪkəl/.
What is the plural of radicle?
The plural of radicle is radicles.

Words near radicle in the dictionary

  1. radicicolous
  2. radiciferous
  3. radiciflorous
  4. radiciform
  5. radicivorous
  6. radicle
  7. radicles
  8. radiclib
  9. radiclibs
  10. radicofunctional
  11. radicofunctional name

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