rootlet

[ root-lit, root- ]

nounBotany.
  1. a little root.

  2. a small or fine branch of a root.

  1. one of the adventitious roots by which ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports.

Origin of rootlet

1
First recorded in 1785–95; root1 + -let

Words Nearby rootlet

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How to use rootlet in a sentence

  • Every rootlet lends itself to steady the growing giant, as if in anticipation of fierce conflict with the elements.

    How to Succeed | Orison Swett Marden
  • The roots of our hearts have grown down into things, and we dare not pull up one rootlet lest we die.

    The Pursuit of God | A. W. Tozer
  • The rootlet, as it descends, envelops the column-like stem of the palm with a woody network, and at length reaches the ground.

    Among the Trees at Elmridge | Ella Rodman Church
  • Every hanging rootlet of the great banyan tree is hung with horrors—all dead, most mercifully, but horrible still.

    Things as They Are | Amy Wilson-Carmichael
  • It contained a piece of stick, but this may be merely the remains of a rootlet many of which had penetrated into the grave.

    The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley | Harlan Ingersoll Smith

British Dictionary definitions for rootlet

rootlet

/ (ˈruːtlɪt) /


noun
  1. a small root or branch of a root

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