English Explanatory Dictionary

pileorhiza

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.

Word forms

pileorhiza pileorhizae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “cap”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

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