Mesh term Plant Roots
Browse to parent terms:Plant Structures
Description
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)Browse to child terms:
Meristem
Mycorrhizae
Plant Tubers
Rhizome
Root Nodules, Plant
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