planticle

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noun

A young or small plant, or plant in embryo.

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Meanings

nounplanticle (plural planticles)

plural planticles

  1. archaicA young or small plant, or plant in embryo.

    the ripe seed consists of two lobes adhering to a planticle, and surrounded by a thin membrane, which is itself covered with a hulk or cuticle

    1800, Erasmus Darwin, Phytologia

Origin

Diminutive of plant.

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“planticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planticle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planticle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planticle.

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