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coleorhiza

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co·le·o·rhi·za  (kl--rz, kl-)
n. pl. co·le·o·rhi·zae (-z)
A protective sheath enclosing the embryonic root of grasses.
[New Latin : Greek koleon, sheath; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots + Greek rhiza, root; see wrd- in Indo-European roots.]
coleorhiza [ˌkɒlɪəˈraɪzə]
n pl -zae [-ziː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses
[from New Latin, from Greek koleon sheath + rhiza root]
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The root apex is initially covered by a coleorhiza, and the apical meristem is quiescent during embryo enlargement (Chavez et al.
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