RADICLE

radicle. Radicle, n. the germ of the root in plants

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Rad″i‐cle (răd″ĭ‐k'l), n. [[L. radicula, dim. of radix, -icis, root: cf. F. radicule. See Radix.]] (Bot.) (a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle. (b) A rootlet; a radicel.