raphide
1raphide — [ rafid ] n. f. • 1846; gr. raphis, idos « aiguille » ♦ Biol. Cristal en forme d aiguilles qui se rencontre dans certaines cellules végétales ou animales. ● raphide nom masculin (du grec raphis, raphidos, aiguille) Faisceau de fines aiguilles… …
2raphide — [rā′fid, raf′id] n. pl. raphides [raf′ə dēz΄, rā′fidz] 〚ModL < Gr rhaphis (gen. rhaphidos), needle: for IE base see RAPHE〛 Bot. a needle shaped crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, developed singly, or more often in bundles, in …
3raphide — [rā′fid, raf′id] n. pl. raphides [raf′ə dēz΄, rā′fidz] [ModL < Gr rhaphis (gen. rhaphidos), needle: for IE base see RAPHE] Bot. a needle shaped crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, developed singly, or more often in bundles, in a plant cell …
4raphide — noun (plural raphides) Etymology: French & New Latin; French raphide, from New Latin raphides, plural, from Greek rhaphides, plural of rhaphid , rhaphis needle, from rhaptein Date: circa 1842 any of the needle shaped crystals usually of calcium… …
5raphide — n. [Gr. rhaphidos, needle] (PORIFERA: Desmospongia) A thin diactinal microsclere lacking ornamentation …
6raphide — noun A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells. See Also: raphid, biraphid, monoraphid …
7raphide — (ra fi d ) s. f. Terme de botanique. Faisceau de cristaux en aiguilles qu on trouve dans les cellules de quelques végétaux, caryophyllées, orchidées, etc. Il vaudrait mieux écrire rhaphide. ÉTYMOLOGIE Du grec, aiguille à coudre …
8raphide — [ reɪfʌɪd] noun Botany a needle shaped crystal of calcium oxalate occurring in clusters within the tissues of certain plants. Origin C19: via Fr. from Gk rhaphis, rhaphid needle …
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10raphide — n. a needle shaped crystal of an irritant substance such as oxalic acid formed in a plant. Etymology: back form. f. raphides pl. of raphis f. Gk rhaphis idos needle …
