root system

root system

n.

All the roots of a plant.

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root system

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

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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