radicle

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin radicula.

Pronunciation

• enPR: rădʹĭk-əl, IPA^(key): /ˈɹædɪkəl/
• Homophone: radical

Noun

radicle (plural radicles)

1. (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.
2. (botany) A rootlet.
3. (chemistry) Archaic form of radical.

Related terms

• radix, radical, radiculous

References

• “radicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Cardiel, decrial, radicel