radicle

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/ˈɹædɪkəl/

noun

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.

OriginLatin rādīcula →
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Meanings

nounradicle (plural radicles)

plural radicles

  1. biologyThe 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. biologyA rootlet.
  3. archaicchemistryArchaic form of radical.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
radicula

Origin

  1. Latinrādīcula
  2. Englishradicle

Borrowed from Latin rādīcula, from rādīc- (“root”) + -ula (“diminutive”). Doublet of radicula, radicule, and radicel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

radical

Anagrams

Cardieldecrialradicel
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APA

radicle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radicle

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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