raphide

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Noun

raphide noun

A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.

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Synonyms

rhaphide druse raadeite rhodesite chadacryst calcide rossite raite richellite rapidcreekite ripidolite rostite radiobe reddingite minrecordite roedderite

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