radicle

Definition of Radicle in English :

1. radicle

(anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Radicle

noun

1. botany

a.

part of the embryo of seed-bearing plants that develops into the main root

b.

a very small root or rootlike part

2. anatomy

any bodily structure resembling a rootlet, esp one of the smallest branches of a vein or nerve

3. chemistry a variant spelling of radical (sense 11)

noun

1. Anatomy

the rootlike beginning of a nerve, vein, etc.

2. Botany

a.

the lower part of the axis of an embryo seedling; strictly, the root part; often, the hypocotyl, sometimes together with the root

b.

a rudimentary root

n.

1. Botany The part of a plant embryo that develops into a root.

2. Anatomy A small structure, such as a fibril of a nerve, that resembles a root.