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Plant Structures > Plant Roots

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Plant Roots  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Plant Root

In other languages

  • French

  • Racines de végétal
  • Racines de végétaux
  • Racines végétales

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BQJHJLX8-B

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