| 单词 | buttress root |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbuttress root buttress root n. an adventitious root projecting from the trunk of a tree in the manner of a buttress, serving to give the tree additional support; = sense 5a.Also called plank buttress. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > part of tree or woody plant > [noun] > root > buttress-root buttress1759 buttress root1851 root swelling1851 plank buttress1903 1851 P. H. Gosse Naturalist's Sojourn Jamaica 389 He [sc. the boar] has reached some vantage spot,—an angular rock, or the buttress roots of some large tree. 1950 Ecol. Monogr. 20 328/2 A tendency on the part of all plants to develop some type of buttress root system. 2014 West Australian (Perth) (Nexis) 24 June 3 These buttress roots support and anchor the tall tree and prevent it from falling down. < as lemmas |
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