radiculoseadj.
/raˈdɪkjᵿləʊs/, /rəˈdɪkjᵿləʊs/, U.S. /rəˈdɪkjəˌloʊs/, /rəˈdɪkjəˌloʊz/ Botany.
Esp. of the stem of a moss: bearing rhizoids or rootlets. Cf. radicose adj. 2.
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1800 J. Hull Elements Bot. I. 65 Radiculose,..sending off radicles.
1878 Johnson's New Univ. Encycl. III. 643/2 Stems..radiculose at the base, and, when creeping, also from various points along the under side.
1915 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 42 393 Plants in compact cushions with more or less branching stems, radiculose below.
1996 Bryologist 99 222/2 Plants acrocarpous... Stems often densely radiculose.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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