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rootcap

American  
[root-kap, root-] / ˈrutˌkæp, ˈrʊt- /

noun

Botany.

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

Etymology

Origin of rootcap

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

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