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| ra·phe [ ráyfee ] (plural raphes) |
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1. anatomy connecting ridge: a connecting ridge or seam between two similar parts of an organ of the body, e.g. between the two halves of the medulla oblongata or along the scrotum
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2. botany ridge along some seed coats: a ridge along the coat of some seeds formed by fusion of the connecting stalk funiculus with the outer layer of the developing ovule
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3. botany longitudinal groove: a longitudinal groove on the valve of a diatom
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| [Mid-18th century. Via modern Latin< Greek rhaphē "seam" < rhaptein "sew"] |
