raphania, raphany

[Fr. raphanie.] by Linné, who thought its symptoms were dependent upon the administration of Rap han us rap han is trum, or Jointed Charlock, with the wheat used as food. Called also ergotism . ra-phăn-I-dæ, s. pl. [Lat. raphan (us); fem. pl. adj. suff. -ida.] Bot .: A family of Orthoplocese (q. v.). răph-an-os-mite, s. [Gr. rhaphanis a kind of radish; osmē =smell, and suff. -ite ( Min .); German rhaphanosmit.] Min.: The same as ZORGITE (q. v.). răph-an-ŭs, s. [Latin, from Gr. rhaphanos =a radish.] Bot .: Radish; the typical genus of Raphanide or Raphanee. Pod elongate, one-celled, many-seeded, or transversely jointed, the joints one or two celled, the cells one-seeded. Known species six; from Europe and the temperate parts of Asia. ra-phě, s . [Gr. rhaphe =a seam.] 1. Anat .: A seam or longitudinal line dividing anything into two portions, as the raphe of the medulla oblong at a, . 2. Botany : (1) A vascular cord connecting the base of the nucleus with that of the ovule. (2) ( Of an umbellifer ): The line of junction between the two halves of the fruit. rā-phí-a, s. [Native name of one species.] Bot.: A genus of Calamese. Low palms with oval, gigantic pinnate leaves, and fruit spikes often weighing from two hundred to three hundred pounds. Known species: Raphia tædigera , the Japati palm, from the Lower Amazon, R. vinifera , the Bamboo palm, from the west coast of Tropical Africa, which yields wine, and R. ruffia , cultivated in Madagascar.