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Definition of raphe :
1. A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
2. Same as Rhaphe.
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Usage examples:
- Seeds small, not notched; beak short, blunt; raphe distinct to indistinct, usually showing as a narrow groove; chalaza pear- shaped, sometimes distinct, but usually a depression only. - "Manual of American Grape-Growing", U. P. Hedrick.
- Seeds two to three, of medium size, plump, smooth, not notched; chalaza oval, distinct; raphe a distinct cord- like ridge. - "Manual of American Grape-Growing", U. P. Hedrick.
- Seeds two to four, large, distinctly notched, beak short; chalaza oval in shape, indistinct, showing as a depression; raphe, a groove. - "Manual of American Grape-Growing", U. P. Hedrick.
