- rootlike
- adjective see root I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rootlike
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rootlike — adjective Resembling a root or roots (of a plant), or some aspect of them … Wiktionary
rootlike — Synonyms and related words: botanic, bulbous, cereal, farinaceous, fruitlike, fruity, herbaceous, herbal, herbose, herbous, herby, leguminose, leguminous, plantlike, radicated, radiciform, radicular, rhizoid, tuberous, vegetable, vegetal,… … Moby Thesaurus
rootlike — adj. resembling a root, similar to a root … English contemporary dictionary
rootlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : having the appearance or acting in the manner of a root * * * rootˈlike adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑root … Useful english dictionary
rhizoid — 1. Rootlike. 2. Irregularly branching, like a root; denoting a form of bacterial growth. 3. In fungi, the rootlike hyphae that arise at the nodes of the hyphae of Rhizopus species. [rhizo + G. eidos, resemblance] * * * rhi·zoid rī .zȯid … Medical dictionary
Brown algae — Temporal range: 150–0 Ma[1][2] … Wikipedia
dodder — dodder1 dodderer, n. /dod euhr/, v.i. to shake; tremble; totter. [1610 20; cf. DITHER, TOTTER, TEETER, etc.] dodder2 /dod euhr/, n. a leafless parasitic plant, Cuscuta gronovii, having dense clusters of small, white, bell shaped flowers on orange … Universalium
fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… … Universalium
Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… … Universalium
hornwort — /hawrn werrt , wawrt /, n. any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum, found in ponds and slow streams. [1795 1805; HORN + WORT2] * * * Any member of four to six genera of creeping annual or perennial plants of the class Anthocerotopsida.… … Universalium
