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• root — root1 rootlike, adj. /rooht, root/, n. 1. a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture. 2. a similar organ developed from some… …   Universalium

• Root — /rooht/, n. 1. Elihu /el euh hyooh /, 1845 1937, U.S. lawyer and statesman: Nobel peace prize 1912. 2. John Wellborn /wel beuhrn/, 1851 91, U.S. architect. * * * In botany, the underground anchoring part of a plant. It grows downward in response… …   Universalium

• root cap — noun thimble shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root • Hypernyms: ↑plant organ • Part Holonyms: ↑root * * * noun : a protective cap or thimble shaped mass of parenchyma cells usually irregularly arranged that covers …   Useful english dictionary

• root cap — a thimble shaped group of cells forming a protective covering over the apical meristem in the tip of a plant root …   Medical dictionary

• Unusually-shaped vegetable — An unusually shaped vegetable is a vegetable or fruit that has grown into an unusual shape not in line with the normal body plan. While some examples are just oddly shaped, others are heralded for their amusing appearance, often representing a… …   Wikipedia

• Ruth Root — (b. 1967, Chicago, US) is an artist based in New York. She graduated from Brown University, Rhode Island, in 1990, and completed her MFA at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1993. She attended a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and… …   Wikipedia

• Whip-shaped — a. Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip shaped root or stem. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Worm-shaped — a. Shaped like a worm; ?hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm shaped root. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• dragon root — Green Green (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr[ u]n, Dan. & Sw. gr[ o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pink|root — «PIHNGK ROOT, RUT», noun. 1. the root of any of a group of herbs, especially a variety of the southern United States with showy red and yellow, funnel shaped flowers, used as a vermifuge. 2. any one of these plants …   Useful english dictionary

• red|root — «REHD ROOT, RUT», noun. 1. a North American plant of the bloodwort family with sword shaped leaves, woolly, yellow flowers, and a red root used in dyeing. 2. any one of various other plants with red roots, such as the bloodroot, the alkanet, and… …   Useful english dictionary