English Explanatory Dictionary

root sheath

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The coleorhiza.
  2. The epithelial, sleevelike lining of a hair follicle that surrounds and supports the growing hair root and shaft.

Word forms

root sheath root sheaths
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