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The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.

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  1. n. The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.
  2. n. A rootlet; a radicel.
  3. n. (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
  4. (a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle. (b) A rootlet; a radicel.
  5. n. (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)