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rootlet
/ ˈruːtlɪt /
noun
- a small root or branch of a root
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Every rootlet lends itself to steady the growing giant, as if in anticipation of fierce conflict with the elements.
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The roots of our hearts have grown down into things, and we dare not pull up one rootlet lest we die.
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The rootlet, as it descends, envelops the column-like stem of the palm with a woody network, and at length reaches the ground.
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Every hanging rootlet of the great banyan tree is hung with horrors—all dead, most mercifully, but horrible still.
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It contained a piece of stick, but this may be merely the remains of a rootlet many of which had penetrated into the grave.
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