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root⋅let

  [root-lit, root-]
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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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root·let   (rōōt'lĭt, rŏŏt'-)   
n.  A small root or division of a root.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: root·let
Pronunciation: -l&t
Function: noun
: a small root; also : one of the ultimate divisions of a nerve root
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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