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What is a raphide?

What is a raphide? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biochemistry) A crystal of calcium oxalate, shaped like a needle, which forms as a metabolic byproduct in some plant cells.
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Among all crystal types, raphide bundles and their enclosing cells present the largest variation in this or any other family and have been subject to more intensive study.
Elongate, multicellular raphide sacs form parallel rows in all organs investigated.
Occasionally, calcium oxalate raphide or druse crystals were observed in this tissue.

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