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Plant Structures > Plant Roots

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Plant Roots  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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  • Plant Root
  • Root, Plant
  • Roots, Plant

Note

  • coordinate with specific plant if pertinent

Scope note

  • 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)

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  • 95

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D018517

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