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root system

All the roots of a plant.

root system

The configuration of a plant's various roots. See more at fibrous root taproot

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root system - a developed system of roots

rootage

system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

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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root system (redirected from Root systems)

root system
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