raphides

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raphides - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Raphides \Raph"i*des\ (r[a^]f"[i^]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [F. raphide.]
     (Bot.)
     See Rhaphides.
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  Rhaphides \Rhaph"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, a
     needle, F. raphides.] (Bot.)
     Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in
     the tissues of plants. [Written also raphides.]
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