Răph'i-dēs, n. pl.
n. pl. [Fr. raphide, from Gr. ῥαφίς, ῥαφίδος, a needle, pin, from ῥάπτειν, to sew or stitch together.] (Bot.) Minute transparent crystals found in the tissues of plants. [Written also rhaphides.]
n. pl. [Fr. raphide, from Gr. ῥαφίς, ῥαφίδος, a needle, pin, from ῥάπτειν, to sew or stitch together.] (Bot.) Minute transparent crystals found in the tissues of plants. [Written also rhaphides.]