Raphe Definition
rāfē
raphae, raphe
noun
A seamlike joining of the two lateral halves of an organ, as of the tongue.
Webster's New World
A ridge of tissue along the side of an ovule, indicating the position of the vascular bundle which supplies the developing seed.
Webster's New World
The median groove of a diatom valve.
American Heritage Medicine
The line of union of the two carpels in the fruit of members of the umbel family.
Webster's New World
A longitudinal fissure along the center of certain diatom shells.
Webster's New World
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raphae, raphesOrigin of Raphe
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New Latin from Greek rhaphē seam, suture from rhaptein to sew wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ῥαφή (rhaphÄ“, “seam").
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