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radicle

/ˈɹædɪkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
radi-cle
IPA
/ˈɹædɪkəl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A rootlet.

noun

Archaic form of radical.

Archaic

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

radicles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

radix radical radiculous

Homonyms

radical

Questions

How do you pronounce radicle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹædɪkəl/.
What does radicle mean?
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.
Where does radicle come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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