pileorhiza

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “cap”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Noun

pileorhiza (plural pileorhizae)

  1. (botany, archaic) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.

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