[医] 缝[际], 种脊(植)

[ noun ]
a ridge that forms a seam between two parts
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Raphe \Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or
suture, fr. "ra`ptein 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 {Rhaphe}.

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.