"root hair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: root hairs [plural]
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  1. (biology) The rhizoid of a vascular plant; a tubular outgrowth of a trichoblast, a hair-forming cell on the epidermis of a plant root. Wikipedia link: root hair Categories (topical): Biology Synonyms: roothair Translations (Translations): blevenn wrizienn [feminine] (Breton), pèl radicular [masculine] (Catalan), kořenový vlásek (Czech), wortelhaar [neuter] (Dutch), poil racinaire [masculine] (French), Wurzelhaar [neuter] (German), juurikarva (Ingrian), weri (Maori), włośniki (Polish), pelo radicular [masculine] (Portuguese), pelo radical [masculine] (Spanish), balahibong-ugat (Tagalog), gwreiddflewyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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