ROOT SYSTEM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A developed system of roots

Synonyms:

root system; rootage

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

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

scheme; system (a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole)

Meronyms (parts of "root system"):

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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