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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 Roots Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition 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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