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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Radicle

/(răd"ĭ*k'l)/ · Rad·i·cle · IPA /ˈɹædɪkəl/
01 n. 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 e…
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.)