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root·let
/
ˈrut
lɪt, ˈrʊt-
/
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[
root
-lit,
r
oo
t
-
]
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noun
Botany
.
1.
a little
root
.
2.
a small or fine branch of a
root
.
3.
one of the adventitious
roots
by
which
ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports.
Origin:
1785–95;
root
1
+
-let
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rootlet
(ˈruːtlɪt)
—
n
a small root or branch of a root
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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