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root hair

 
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–noun
an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
Origin:
1855–60
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root hair  
n.  A thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell of a plant root that absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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