radicle
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin radicula.
Pronunciation
- enPR: rădʹĭk-əl, IPA(key): /ˈɹædɪkəl/
- Homophone: radical
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
- radix, radical, radiculous
References
- radicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Cardiel, decrial, radicel