1. (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
   "The radicles of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord"
    
2. (botany) the first part of a seedling's root to emerge from the seed during germination
   "The radicle breaks through the seed coat and grows downward"

Sounds like: r

Derived forms: radicles

Type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Part of: nerve, nervus

Encyclopedia: Radicle