'Raphides' definitions:
Definition of 'Raphides'
From: GCIDE
- Raphides \Raph"i*des\ (r[a^]f"[i^]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [F. raphide.] (Bot.) See Rhaphides. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'raphides'
From: GCIDE
- Rhaphides \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.] [1913 Webster]