Eadiciform 



A DICTIONARY 



Ratoon 



RADlg'lFdRM, root-like. 



RADICLE, the portion of an 

 embryo below the cotyledons, 

 including the caulicle and nas- 

 cent root; by some now re- 

 stricted to the extreme point 

 of the caulicle from which the 

 root develops. 



RAD'ICOSE, having roots un- 

 usually large or otherwise re- 

 markable. 



RADIC'ULA (obs.), see Radicle. 



RAd'ICULE (obs.), see Rootlet. 



RAdICULOSE, bearing rootlets 

 or rhizoids, especially if nu- 

 merous. 



RA'DIUS (pi. Ra'dil), see Ray. 



RA'DIX (pi. Rad'ice§), see Root. 



RAG (Hort.), the placenta and 

 dissepiments (core and mem- 

 branes) in the orange and 

 other citrus fruits. 



RA'MAL, see Rameal. 



RAMEAL, growing on or per- 

 taining to branches; ramal; 

 rameous. 



RAM'ENT, sing., see Ramenta. 



RAMEN'TA (sing. Ramen'tum), 

 scale - like hairs of various 

 forms, especially when at- 

 tached at an end or side like 

 those on the petioles of ferns; 

 raments. Also applied to other 

 scales. Compare Lepides. 



RAMENTA'CEOtJS, bearing ra- 

 menta. 



RAMEN'TUM, sing., see Ra- 

 menta. 



RA'MEOtJS, see Rameal. 



RAMI, pi., see Ramus. 



RAMiF'EROu"S, see Ramose. 



RAMIFICATION, (1) the act or 

 process of branching; (2) a 

 branch, division, or offshoot; 

 (3) the general arrangement of 

 a system of branches. Applied 

 to either stems or roots. Com- 

 pare Radication. 



RAmiFLO'ROUS, producing flow- 

 ers along the larger branches. 



RAmIFORM, branch-like. 



RAmiPAROUS, producing 

 branches. 



RAMOSE', bearing branches; di- 

 vided into branches; especially, 

 divided into many branches; 

 ramous. 



RA'MOUS, see Ramose. 



rAm'ULI, pi., see Ramulus. 



RAM'ULOSE, full of small 

 branches. 



RAM'ULOtJS, see Ramulose. 



RAMULUS (pi. Ram'ull), a small 

 branch or twig. 



RA'MtJS (pi. Rami), a branch. 



RANK, a row, especially a verti- 

 cal row of leaves or other 

 organs upon a stem. 



RA'PHE, the adherent funiculus 

 connecting the hilum and cha- 

 laza in anatropous or amphit- 

 ropous seeds. Also applied 

 to a median line on the frus- 

 tules of many diatoms, and 

 formerly to the suture between 

 the two halves of the fruit in 

 Umbelliferae; rhaphe. 



RAPH'IDE§, needle-shaped crys- 

 tals; rhaphides. Sometimes 

 improperly applied to plant- 

 crystals of other forms. They 

 are usually composed of oxa- 

 late of lime, and occur in large 

 numbers in certain plants. 



RAPHlD'lAN, pertaining to raph- 

 ides. A raphidian, cell is a 

 cell containing raphides. 



RARE, sparse or few. Seldom 

 used in this sense. 



rArE'-RIPE, see Rath-ripe. 



RATH'-RIPE (rare), ripening or 

 maturing early in the season; 

 rare ripe. 



RATOON', a sprout from the root 

 or base of a plant which has 

 been cut off (applied mainly 



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