Usually means: Needle-shaped crystals in plant cells.
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  1. raphides: Merriam-Webster
  2. raphides: Collins English Dictionary
  3. raphides: Wordnik
  4. raphides: Wiktionary
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  6. raphides: Dictionary.com
  7. Raphides: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Raphides: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  9. raphides: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  10. raphides: FreeDictionary.org
  11. Raphides: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. Raphides: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (raphide)

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