RAPHE


Meaning of RAPHE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrā-(ˌ)fē ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhaphē seam, from rhaptein to sew

Date: circa 1753

1. : the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part or organ (as the tongue) having externally a ridge or furrow

2.

a. : the part of the stalk of an anatropous ovary that is united in growth to the outside covering and forms a ridge along the body of the ovule

b. : the median line or slit of the valve of certain diatoms

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.