What is a ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2 called?
radius — (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See Ray, 2. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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