Radicle

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Also called primary root. It is the first root that appears on a seedling. It is thick and vital for the seedling to survive. It is replaced by the adventitious roots.
Detail of the radicle of a Chamaedorea plumosa.
Radicle of misplanted Bismarckia nobilis.