"buttress root" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: buttress roots [plural], buttress-root [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} buttress root (plural buttress roots)
  1. A root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support. Synonyms: buttress, plank root, stilt root
    Sense id: en-buttress_root-en-noun-tew57v9n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Plant anatomy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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