adventitious root ( d v n-t sh  s) A root growing from a location other than the underground, descending portion of the axis of a plant, as from a stem or leaf. |
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| Noun | 1. |  adventitious root - root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stemroot - (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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