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Antonyms for radicle
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : rad-i-kuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræd ɪ kəl |
Definition of radicle
Origin :- 1670s, in botany, from Latin radicula, diminutive of radix (see radish).
- As in root : noun base, core
- Radicle or Radicula: that joint of the antenna that is articulated to the head.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Give the etymologies of the words icicle, radicle, and radical.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- The -icle, in icicle, is apparently the same as the -icle in radicle.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of the English Language » by Robert Gordon Latham
- The radicle is blunt and is about 3⁄4 mm in length, while the cotyledons are 1⁄2 mm long.
- Extract from : « All About Coffee » by William H. Ukers
- The initial stem on which they stand was called the Radicle.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, 128.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
- The kind of charge, positive or negative, depends on the nature of the radicle.
- Extract from : « The New Gresham Encyclopedia » by Various
- It consists of one or more seed-leaves or cotyledons, a radicle or young root, and a plumule or young bud.
- Extract from : « Field and Woodland Plants » by William S. Furneaux
- The envelope breaks, the little plant makes its appearance; radicle and stalk come to light.
- Extract from : « The Industries of Animals » by Frdric Houssay
- Also imagine one atom of oxygen with its two hooks outstretched like two arms, and just link one radicle on to each.
- Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
Synonyms for radicle
- basis
- bedrock
- beginnings
- bottom
- cause
- center
- crux
- derivation
- essence
- essentiality
- footing
- foundation
- fountain
- fountainhead
- fundamental
- germ
- ground
- groundwork
- heart
- inception
- infrastructure
- mainspring
- marrow
- motive
- nub
- nucleus
- occasion
- origin
- pith
- provenance
- provenience
- quick
- quintessence
- radicle
- radix
- reason
- rhizome
- rock bottom
- seat
- seed
- soul
- source
- starting point
- stem
- stuff
- substance
- substratum
- tuber
- underpinning
- well
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