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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Raphe \Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a seam or
suture, fr. ? 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.
2. (Bot.) Same as Rhaph?.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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