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ROOT SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does root system mean?
• ROOT SYSTEM (noun)
The noun ROOT SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. a developed system of roots
Familiarity information: ROOT SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A developed system of roots
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
root system; rootage
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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