Canadian Medical Guide > Organisms > Plants > Plant Components > Plant Roots Terms and Definitions
Plant Roots
Medical Definition: | The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) |
Guide Notes: | underground structure of a plant; IM GEN or unspecified; coord probably IM in genetics & space physiol, NIM in pharmacognosy, with specific plant (IM or NIM) |
Previously Indexed: | Plants (1966-1994) |
Plant Tubers - An enlarged underground root or stem of some plants. It is usually rich in carbohydrates. Some, such as POTATOES, are important human FOOD. They may reproduce vegetatively from buds. |
Plant Roots Medical Definitions and Terms
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