radix

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radix (noun; Latin radix, root): 1. A primary source.

2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) In Arachnida, apophysis of male copulatory organ.

3. (Echinodermata: Crinoidea) The rootlike distal anchorage of the stem; holdfast.