radici-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin radici-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin radici- (in e.g. radiciformis radiciform adj. ) < classical Latin rādīc- , rādix radix n.; compare -i- connective.Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. Compare post-classical Latin radici- (formations in which are found from the end of the 18th cent.), French radici- (formations in which are found from the 19th cent.).

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to a root’.

radicicolous adj.

Brit.

/ˌradᵻˈsɪkələs/

/ˌradᵻˈsɪkl̩əs/

U.S.

/ˌrædəˈsɪkələs/

[after post-classical Latin radicicolus (1838 or earlier as radicicola); compare French radicole (1842)] Botany and Entomology living on the roots of a plant.

ΚΠ

1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1066/1 Radicicolus, applied by de Candolle to plants that are parasites, by their base or root, upon the roots of other plants, as the Cytineæ, Monotropeæ, and Orobancheæ: radicicolous.

1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants xix. 356 The young fulgorids which, like the radicicolous aphids and coccids, obtain their food from roots and underground stems, furnish the ants with a sweet liquid.

1926 New Phytologist 25 252 The existence of what may be called a normal radicicolous flora..on the roots of wild and cultivated plants at a certain stage of development is of practical importance in view of the fact that many of the fungi present are facultative parasites.

1996 Behavioural Processes 38 298 In nature, the diet of L. flavus consists mainly of the honeydew from radicicolous aphids.

† radiciflorous adj. [after post-classical Latin radiciflorus (1813 or earlier); compare French radiciflore (1813 or earlier)] Botany Obsolete rare flowering, or appearing to flower, from the root.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1066/1 Radiciflorus, having flowers that grow from the root or from a radiciform stock, as the Spadactis radiciflora: radiciflorous.

radiciform adj.

Brit.

/rəˈdɪsᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/rəˈdɪsəˌfɔrm/

[after post-classical Latin radiciformis (1799 or earlier); compare French radiciforme (1869–70 in Littré)] Botany and Zoology having the form of or resembling a root.

ΚΠ

1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 86 The general characters which embrace the different genera and species of these animals are,—an acephalous animal, attached by a radiciform, subarticulated base, [etc.].

1876 C. L. Rominger Geol. Surv. Michigan: Lower Penins. 3 x. 136 Underside of the expansions covered by a concentrically wrinkled epitheca, with radiciform excrescences for attachment to foreign bodies.

1936 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 23 655 Fungus size of a filbert..with a radiciform appendage.

1998 Jrnl. Paleontol. 72 977/2 This coral belongs to the group of large Rhizophyllum which lack radiciform processes.

† radicivorous adj. [after post-classical Latin radicivorus (1803 or earlier as radicivora, feminine); compare French radicivore (1869–70 in Littré)] Zoology Obsolete rare (esp. of an insect larva) feeding on the roots of plants.

ΚΠ

1829 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 5 48 Hepialus... Larva subterranean, radicivorous.

1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths II. 85 They are never..radicivorous in their habits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	radici-
释义	radici-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin radici-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin radici- (in e.g. radiciformis radiciform adj. ) < classical Latin rādīc- , rādix radix n.; compare -i- connective.Found in a small number of formations exemplified below. Compare post-classical Latin radici- (formations in which are found from the end of the 18th cent.), French radici- (formations in which are found from the 19th cent.). Forming adjectives with the sense ‘of or relating to a root’. radicicolous adj. Brit. /ˌradᵻˈsɪkələs/ , /ˌradᵻˈsɪkl̩əs/ , U.S. /ˌrædəˈsɪkələs/ [after post-classical Latin radicicolus (1838 or earlier as radicicola); compare French radicole (1842)] Botany and Entomology living on the roots of a plant. ΚΠ 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1066/1 Radicicolus, applied by de Candolle to plants that are parasites, by their base or root, upon the roots of other plants, as the Cytineæ, Monotropeæ, and Orobancheæ: radicicolous. 1910 W. M. Wheeler Ants xix. 356 The young fulgorids which, like the radicicolous aphids and coccids, obtain their food from roots and underground stems, furnish the ants with a sweet liquid. 1926 New Phytologist 25 252 The existence of what may be called a normal radicicolous flora..on the roots of wild and cultivated plants at a certain stage of development is of practical importance in view of the fact that many of the fungi present are facultative parasites. 1996 Behavioural Processes 38 298 In nature, the diet of L. flavus consists mainly of the honeydew from radicicolous aphids. † radiciflorous adj. [after post-classical Latin radiciflorus (1813 or earlier); compare French radiciflore (1813 or earlier)] Botany Obsolete rare flowering, or appearing to flower, from the root.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1859 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 1066/1 Radiciflorus, having flowers that grow from the root or from a radiciform stock, as the Spadactis radiciflora: radiciflorous. radiciform adj. Brit. /rəˈdɪsᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /rəˈdɪsəˌfɔrm/ [after post-classical Latin radiciformis (1799 or earlier); compare French radiciforme (1869–70 in Littré)] Botany and Zoology having the form of or resembling a root. ΚΠ 1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 86 The general characters which embrace the different genera and species of these animals are,—an acephalous animal, attached by a radiciform, subarticulated base, [etc.]. 1876 C. L. Rominger Geol. Surv. Michigan: Lower Penins. 3 x. 136 Underside of the expansions covered by a concentrically wrinkled epitheca, with radiciform excrescences for attachment to foreign bodies. 1936 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 23 655 Fungus size of a filbert..with a radiciform appendage. 1998 Jrnl. Paleontol. 72 977/2 This coral belongs to the group of large Rhizophyllum which lack radiciform processes. † radicivorous adj. [after post-classical Latin radicivorus (1803 or earlier as radicivora, feminine); compare French radicivore (1869–70 in Littré)] Zoology Obsolete rare (esp. of an insect larva) feeding on the roots of plants. ΚΠ 1829 Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. 5 48 Hepialus... Larva subterranean, radicivorous. 1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths II. 85 They are never..radicivorous in their habits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1822
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