What is "radicant"

Radicant \Rad"i*cant\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kant), a. [L. radicans, p. pr.: cf. F. radicant. See Radicate, a.] (Bot.) Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.

"bringing forth roots," 1735, from Latin radicantem (nominative radicans), present participle of radicare, from radix "root" (see radish).

a. (context botany English) Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem, as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.