Radicant
[rad-i-kuh nt] /ˈræd ɪ kənt/
adjective, Botany.
1.
rooting from the stem, as ivy.
adj.
“bringing forth roots,” 1735, from Latin radicantem (nominative radicans), present participle of radicare, from radix “root” (see radish).
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