adventitious root

Scientific  

/ ăd′vĕn-tĭsh′əs /

1. A root growing from a location other than the underground, descending portion of the axis of a plant, as from a stem or leaf.

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Example Sentences

Tomatoes have the ability to produce roots off their stems, known as adventitious roots.

From New York Times

The great thing about tomatoes is that they form adventitious roots all along their stems, so overgrown seedlings, well watered, may still develop great root systems and bear lots of fruit.

From Washington Post

The growth of the primary root is limited; sooner or later adventitious roots develop from the axis above the radicle which they ultimately exceed in growth.

From Project Gutenberg

All here depends upon the facility with which these bud plants root as it is called, that is develop adventitious roots, when they are brought in contact with moist earth.

From Project Gutenberg

A shoot deprived of roots and dropped in some moist place is soon covered with bright green leaves and adventitious roots.

From Project Gutenberg