Definitions for: Radicle

[n] (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

Webster (1913) Definition: Rad"i*cle, n. [L. radicula, dim. of radix, -icis,
root: cf. F. radicule. See Radix.] (Bot.)
(a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the
cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is
developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.
(b) A rootlet; a radicel.

See Also: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, nerve, nervus, structure

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