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RADICALIA Folia ^Radix, a root] a term 

 i-elative merely to what is called the determina- 

 nation of leaves ; leaves proceeding immediate- 

 ly from the root, as in the Potentilla opaca. 



Radicalis Pedunculus, a fopt-ftalk proceeding 

 from the root. 



RADICANS Caulls [radkor, to take root] 

 bending to the earth, and ftriking root, but 

 not creeping along ; in this refpeft different 

 from Sarfnentojus, & Repe:.s. 



Rad'uans Folium, in aquatic plants, when 

 the leaves ftrike root. 



RADICATUM FoUwn [Radix] footing 

 out roots from the fubftance of the leaf. 



RADICULA [dim. a radix] a little root ; 

 the fibrofe part of the Radix, terminating the 

 defcending caudcx, and Imbibing nourilhment 

 lor the fupport of the plant. 



RADIUS, a ray ; the circumference, or 

 margin, which furrounds the Difciis in a radi- 

 ate compound flower. 



RADIX, a root ; commonly underftood to 

 be that part of the plant which is underground ; 

 but Linnjeus chufes to confider as root all that 



lies 



