Vocabulary Term Details

Radicle

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radicle)

In botany, the radicle is the first part of a seedling (a growing plant embryo) to emerge from the seed during the process of germination. The radicle is the embryonic root of the plant, and grows downward in the soil (the shoot emerges from the plumule). (Wikipedia)

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Plant embryos
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Approved Date
08-Mar-2013

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