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entity > material entity > organism > part of organism > root

Preferred term

root  

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n. (1) descending portion of plant, fixing it in soil, and absorbing water and min­erals, and having a characteristic arrange­ment of vascular tissues; (2) radix q.v.; (5) pedicle of vertebra; (6) efferent and afferent fibres of a spinal nerve, leaving or entering the spinal cord.

Broader concept

Note

  • [controlled by ] U Grandin, 2013-08-22

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

  • Juuri

    Finnish

  • Racine

    French

  • Wurzel

    German

  • Radice

    Italian

  • Rot

    Norwegian

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20579

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