radicle

English

/ˈɹædɪkəl/

noun
Definitions
  • (botany) 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.
  • (botany) A rootlet.
  • (chemistry)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radicula (little root).

Origin

Latin

radicula

Gloss

little root

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