Raphide Definition
rāfīd
raphides, raphide
noun
A needle-shaped crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, developed singly, or more often in bundles, in a plant cell.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Raphide
Noun
Singular:
raphidePlural:
raphidesOrigin of Raphide
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French sing. of raphides from New Latin from Greek rhaphides pl. of rhaphis needle from rhaptein to sew wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek ῥαφίς (rhaphis)
From Wiktionary
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