li noun, plural co·le·o·rhi·zae 
[-zee] . Botany.
[-zee] . Botany. the sheath that envelops the radicle in certain plants and that is penetrated by the root in germination.
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| —n , pl -zae | |
| a protective sheath around the radicle in grasses | |
| [C19: from New Latin, from Greek koleon sheath + rhiza root] | |
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