raphides

[ raf-i-deez ]

/ ˈræf ɪˌdiz /

plural noun, singular ra·phide [rey-fahyd], /ˈreɪ faɪd/, ra·phis [rey-fis]. /ˈreɪ fɪs/. Botany.

acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.

Origin of raphides

1835–45; <New Latin <Greek rhaphídes, plural of rhaphís needle

Words nearby raphides

raphe of penis, raphe of perineum, raphe of scrotum, raphia, raphide, raphides, rapid, Rapidan, rapid canities, rapid chess, Rapid City

Example sentences from the Web for raphides

The fuchsia and tradescantia contained bundles of raphides of the same form and equally as fine as those of the acrid plants.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
Under the microscope the slide was found to be covered with a mass of raphides.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
The filtered ether was clear, entirely free from raphides, and had also lost every trace of its acridity.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891|Various
The microscope showed it to be free from oxalate of lime or other raphides.
The Fijians|Basil Thomson

Some of these cells contain bundles of raphides (Fig. 2), one of which bundles is shown crushed in Fig.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885|Various

单词	raphides
释义	raphides [ raf-i-deez ] / ˈræf ɪˌdiz / plural noun, singular ra·phide [rey-fahyd], /ˈreɪ faɪd/, ra·phis [rey-fis]. /ˈreɪ fɪs/. Botany. acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants. Origin of raphides 1835–45; <New Latin <Greek rhaphídes, plural of rhaphís needle Words nearby raphides raphe of penis, raphe of perineum, raphe of scrotum, raphia, raphide, raphides, rapid, Rapidan, rapid canities, rapid chess, Rapid City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raphides The fuchsia and tradescantia contained bundles of raphides of the same form and equally as fine as those of the acrid plants. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various Under the microscope the slide was found to be covered with a mass of raphides. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various The filtered ether was clear, entirely free from raphides, and had also lost every trace of its acridity. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891\|Various The microscope showed it to be free from oxalate of lime or other raphides. The Fijians\|Basil Thomson Some of these cells contain bundles of raphides (Fig. 2), one of which bundles is shown crushed in Fig. Scientific American Supplement, No. 497, July 11, 1885\|Various
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