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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve) wordnet
3. 3
   A rootlet.
4. 4
   Archaic form of radical. alt-of, archaic

Synonyms

All synonyms

bulbradicularadixroottaptaproot

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rādīcula.

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