Raphe

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raphe \Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or
     suture, fr. "ra`ptein to sew or stitch together.]
     1. (Anat.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers,
        especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the
        tongue.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Bot.) Same as {Rhaphe}.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rhaphe \Rha"phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? seam, fr. ??? to sew. ]
     (Bot.)
     The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an
     anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written
     also {raphe}.] --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  raphe
       n : a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: {rhaphe}]
       [also: {raphae} (pl)]