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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a ridge that forms a seam between two parts [syn: raphe, rhaphe]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek rhaph? seam, from rhaptein to sew Date: circa 1753 1. the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part or organ (as the tongue) having externally a ridge or furrow 2. a. the part of the stalk of an anatropous ovary that is united in growth to the outside covering and forms a ridge along the body of the ovule b. the median line or slit of the valve of certain diatoms

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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?.