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rootcap

[ root-kap, root- ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, root, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rootcap1

First recorded in 1875–80; root 1 + cap 1

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