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Rhaphe

Rha′phe

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] seam, fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] to sew. ]
(Bot.)
The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam.
[Written also
raphe
.]
Gray.

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