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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Raphe

/(rā"fē̇)/ · Ra·phe · IPA /ˈɹeɪ.fi/
01 n. A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
  1. 1.
    A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.(Anat.)
  2. 2.
    Same as Rhaphe.(Bot.) See: Rhaphe