Definition of Root hair

1. Noun. Thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil.

Generic synonyms: Plant Organ
Group relationships: Root

Definition of Root hair

1. Noun. (biology) The rhizoid of a vascular plant; a tubular outgrowth of a trichoblast, a hair-forming cell on the epidermis of a plant root. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Root Hair

root cap
root caries
root caries index
root cause
root celery
root cellar
root climber
root crop
root cutting
root dehiscence
root end cyst
root end granuloma
root filaments
root for
root foramen
root hair (current term)
root hair cell
root kit
root mean square
root mean square velocity
root nodule
root noun
root of facial nerve
root of foot
root of lung
root of mesentry
root of nail
root of nose
root of tongue

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