radicle

Term Information

Accession
PO:0020031
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: radícula (Spanish)
exact: 幼根 (Japanese)
Definition
An embryo root (PO:0000045) that is the basal continuation of a hypocotyl (PO:0020100) in a plant embryo (PO:0009009) or a seedling (PO:0000003). [source: ISBN:0471245208]
Comment
May develop into the primary root (PO:0020127) and eventually the root system (PO:0025025) of an adult plant. Sometimes abortive.

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