"root cap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root caps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} root cap (plural root caps)
  1. (botany) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: pileorhiza, calyptrogen Translations (cap of cells): saklub-ugat (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-root_cap-en-noun-5~kCOF61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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