Definition of raphe
1
:the seamlike union of the two lateral halves of a part or organ (such as the tongue) having externally a ridge or furrow
2 a
:the part of the stalk of an anatropous ovary that is united in growth to the outside covering and forms a ridge along the body of the ovule
b
:the median line or slit of the valve of certain diatoms
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