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ROOT HAIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("root hair" is a kind of...):
plant organ (a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus)
Holonyms ("root hair" is a part of...):
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)