PROP ROOT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("prop root" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)

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