"root system" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root systems [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root system (plural root systems)
  1. (botany) The structure comprising the roots of a plant. Translations (botany: structure comprising a plant’s roots): корнева́я систе́ма (kornevája sistéma) [feminine] (Russian), వేరు వ్యవస్థ (vēru vyavastha) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-root_system-en-noun-uubxQT79 Categories (other): Botany, Plant anatomy Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 60 40 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'botany: structure comprising a plant’s roots': 79 21
  2. (mathematics) A configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties, fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras. Translations (mathematics: configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space): систе́ма корне́й (sistéma kornéj) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-root_system-en-noun-rdXNEb9x Categories (other): Mathematics, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 25 75 Topics: mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'mathematics: configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space': 3 97

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