primary root

American  

noun

Botany.

1. the first root produced by a germinating seed, developing from the radicle of the embryo.

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primary root Scientific  

1. The first root of a plant, originating in the embryo. In gymnosperms, eudicotyledons, and magnoliids, the primary root develops into the taproot. In monocotyledons, the primary root disintegrates as the lateral roots develop into a system of fibrous roots.

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Etymology

Origin of primary root

First recorded in 1885–90

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primary root

G, a germinating seed, × 2. r, the primary root.

From Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses by Campbell, Douglas Houghton

These are all simple, that is, there is but one primary root.

From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.

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 Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various

Grain of Indian Corn in germination, the ascending sprout is the first leaf of the plumule, enclosing the younger leaves within, at its base the primary root has broken through.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

In many Dicotyledons and most Monocotyledons, the primary root soon perishes, and its place is taken by adventitious roots developed from the stem.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various