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Antonyms for radicles
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : rad-i-kuh l |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræd ɪ kəl |
Definition of radicles
Origin :- 1670s, in botany, from Latin radicula, diminutive of radix (see radish).
- As in root : noun base, core
- These behave in some ways like chemical molecules, radicles, and atoms, as the case may be.
- Extract from : « The Making of Species » by Douglas Dewar
- Watery drinks are absorbed in the stomach and intestines, by the radicles of the vena portæ.
- Extract from : « North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 » by Various
- He attributes this union to the blending of two radicles, and applies the term "rhizocollesy" to this union of the roots.
- Extract from : « Vegetable Teratology » by Maxwell T. Masters
- The radicles did not present the appearance of having been subjected to a sufficient pressure to account for their curvature.
- Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
- Its seeds lie buried in soil until the second year before they send their radicles into the soil.
- Extract from : « American Forest Trees » by Henry H. Gibson
- What is the cause of the plurality of radicles in certain species of Lemna, and their blank in others?
- Extract from : « Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The » by William Griffith
Synonyms for radicles
- 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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