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Definition of: raphide
(rā′fid) noun plural raph·i·des (raf′ə·dēz) Bot.
A needle–shaped crystal of oxalate of lime found in many plant cells. Also ra′phis. [<Gk. rhaphis, rhaphidos needle]
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