Radicle

Pronunciation

• enPR: rădʹĭk-É™l, IPA: /ˈɹædɪkÉ™l/
• Homophones: radical

Origin

From Latin radicula.

Full definition of radicle

Noun

1. (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.
2. (botany) A rootlet.

Anagrams

• decrial