radices

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“radices” is listed under Radix.

Origin: L. radix, -icis, root. See Radish.

1. Philology A primitive word, from which spring other words; a radical; a root; an etymon.

2. Mathematics (a) A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is the radix, or base, of the common system of logarithms, and also of the decimal system of numeration. (b) Alg. A finite expression, from which a series is derived. rare Charles Hutton

3. Botany The root of a plant.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54