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radiculous

radiculous adjective: of or pertaining to a radicle (nerve root, or rudimentary shoot of a plant from which a root is developed downward). Also the obsolete spelling of ridiculous.

Adjective

radiculous (not comparable)

  1. (uncommon) Of or pertaining to a radicle (nerve root, or rudimentary shoot of a plant from which a root is developed downward).
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Also used as

radiculous is also the obsolete spelling of ridiculous.

Forms of radiculous

comparativemore radiculous
superlativemost radiculous

Origin of radiculous

From radicle + -ous.

Variation of ridiculous.

Questions about radiculous

What does radiculous mean?
Radiculous means of or pertaining to a radicle (nerve root, or rudimentary shoot of a plant from which a root is developed downward).
What part of speech is radiculous?
Radiculous is an adjective.

Words near radiculous in the dictionary

  1. radiculopathy
  2. radiculoplexopathies
  3. radiculoplexopathy
  4. radiculoplexus
  5. radiculose
  6. radiculous
  7. radiendocrinator
  8. radiendocrinators
  9. radiendocrinology
  10. radient
  11. radiesthesia

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