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Definition of Rhaphides
1. n. pl. Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in the tissues of plants.
Definition of Rhaphides
1. Noun. (plural of rhaphide) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rhaphides
1. rhaphis [n] - See also: rhaphis
Medical Definition of Rhaphides
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhaphides
Literary usage of Rhaphides
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Gray's School and Field Book of Botany: Consisting of "Lessons in Botany by Asa Gray (1887)
"469. A few cells of Locust-bark, a crystal in each. 470. A detached cell, with
rhaphides being forced out, as happens when put in water. ..."
2. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"These when slender or needle-shaped are called rhaphides. ... A detached cell,
with rhaphides being forced out, as happens when put in water. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1895)
"... numerous slender, hair-like rhaphides, about 0-18 mm. long ; usually scattered
separately but occasionally associated in loose whisps or bundles ..."
4. The Elements of Botany for Beginners and for Schools by Asa Gray (1887)
"These when slender or needle-shaped are called rhaphides. ... rhaphides in a
cell, from Aris¡ema, with small cells surrounding. 467. ..."
5. Bulletin by United States Bureau of Plant Industry (1907)
"The rhizome is poisonous, because of its content of calcium oxalate rhaphides.
The tubers are more slender and rougher than those of the Rolliza, No. 15417. ..."
6. The Tree Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Trees of North America by Julia Ellen Rogers (1905)
"The extreme hardness of locust wood is due to crystals, called rhaphides, formed
in the wood cells. These hard mineral deposits soon take the edge off of ..."
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