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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
raphe .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam.
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- noun botany Alternative form of
raphe .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
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