radicle
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
radicle (plural radicles)
- (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) Archaic form of radical.
Related terms
References
- “radicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.