ROOTLET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small root or division of a root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rootlet" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

Derivation:

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

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