rootlet

[ root-lit, root- ]

/ ˈrut lɪt, ˈrʊt- /

noun Botany.

a little root.

a small or fine branch of a root.

one of the adventitious roots by which ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports.

Origin of rootlet

First recorded in 1785–95; root¹ + -let

Words nearby rootlet

rooting reflex, rootkit, root knot, rootle, rootless, rootlet, root mean square, root nodule, root of lung, root of nail, root of penis

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Example sentences from the Web for rootlet

It sent downward a rootlet to get soil and water, and upward it shot a stem to which the first pair of leaves was attached.
Arbor Day Leaves|N.H. Egleston
At last it lit upon a rootlet of the tree quite over her shoulder.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte
But how is material conveyed from rootlet to veinlet of leaf hundreds of feet away?
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren
Every growing shoot of a great tree is continually describing small ellipses; the tip of every rootlet endeavours to do the same.
Life of Charles Darwin|G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

No structure in plants appears more wonderful, as Darwin describes it, than the tip of the rootlet of a seedling.
Life of Charles Darwin|G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany

British Dictionary definitions for rootlet

rootlet

/ (ˈruːtlɪt) /

noun

a small root or branch of a root

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单词	rootlet
释义	rootlet [ root-lit, root- ] / ˈrut lɪt, ˈrʊt- / noun Botany. a little root. a small or fine branch of a root. one of the adventitious roots by which ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports. Origin of rootlet First recorded in 1785–95; root¹ + -let Words nearby rootlet rooting reflex, rootkit, root knot, rootle, rootless, rootlet, root mean square, root nodule, root of lung, root of nail, root of penis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rootlet It sent downward a rootlet to get soil and water, and upward it shot a stem to which the first pair of leaves was attached. Arbor Day Leaves\|N.H. Egleston At last it lit upon a rootlet of the tree quite over her shoulder. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales\|Bret Harte But how is material conveyed from rootlet to veinlet of leaf hundreds of feet away? Among the Forces\|Henry White Warren Every growing shoot of a great tree is continually describing small ellipses; the tip of every rootlet endeavours to do the same. Life of Charles Darwin\|G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany No structure in plants appears more wonderful, as Darwin describes it, than the tip of the rootlet of a seedling. Life of Charles Darwin\|G. T. (George Thomas) Bettany British Dictionary definitions for rootlet rootlet / (ˈruːtlɪt) / noun a small root or branch of a root Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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