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 Definitions of raphides  [ˈræf ɪˌdiz]  

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Definition of 'raphides' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.pl.) raphides
needle-shaped crystals, usu. composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.

Etymology:  (1835–45; < NL < Gk rhaphídes, pl. of rhaphís needle)

Definition of 'raphides' Webster Dictionary 

1.  raphides
see Rhaphides

'raphides' - Nearby Entries  

raphaelism  raphaelite  raphany  raphides  rapidness  rapiered  rapilli  



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