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Pileorhiza


Piˊle-o-rhi′za

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Noun.
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pl.
Pilorhizæ
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[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a cap + [GREEK] root.]
(Bot.)
A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.

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pileorhiza

pileorhiza

English

Noun

pileorhiza (plural pileorhizae)

  1. (botany) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.