coleorhiza

[ koh-lee-uh-rahy-zuh, kol-ee- ]

noun,plural co·le·o·rhi·zae [koh-lee-uh-rahy-zee, kol-ee-]. /ˌkoʊ li əˈraɪ zi, ˌkɒl i-/. Botany.
  1. the sheath that envelops the radicle in certain plants and that is penetrated by the root in germination.

Origin of coleorhiza

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1865–70; <New Latin <Greek koleó(n) sheath, scabbard + rhízaroot1

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coleorhiza

/ (ˌkɒlɪəˈraɪzə) /


nounplural -zae (-ziː)
  1. a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses

Origin of coleorhiza

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C19: from New Latin, from Greek koleon sheath + rhiza root

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