||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.]
||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.]