coleorhiza
noun
co·le·o·rhi·za ˌkō-lē-ə-ˈrī-zə 
plural coleorhizae ˌkō-lē-ə-ˈrī-(ˌ)zē
: the sheath investing the radicle in some monocotyledonous plants through which the roots emerge
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek koleon + New Latin -rhiza
First Known Use
circa 1866, in the meaning defined above
- chamade
- chamades
- chamae-
- chamaeae
- chamaeas
- Chamaebatia
- chamaecephalic
- chamaecephaly
- chamaeconch
- chamaeconchy
- chamaecranial
- chamaecranic
- chamaecrany
- Chamaecrista
- chamaecristae
- chamaecristas
- chamaecypares
- Chamaecyparis
- chamaecyparises
- chamaecyparisses
- chamaecytisi
- chamaecytisuses
- chamaecytisusses
- chamaedaphnes
- chamaelei