rootlet

[ root-lit, root- ]

/ ˈrut lɪt, ˈrʊt- /

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noun Botany.

a little root.

a small or fine branch of a root.

one of the adventitious roots by which ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports.

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Origin of rootlet

First recorded in 1785–95; root¹ + -let

Words nearby rootlet

rooting reflex, rootkit, root knot, rootle, rootless, rootlet, root mean square, root nodule, root of lung, root of nail, root of penis

How to use rootlet in a sentence

Every rootlet lends itself to steady the growing giant, as if in anticipation of fierce conflict with the elements.
How to Succeed|Orison Swett Marden
The roots of our hearts have grown down into things, and we dare not pull up one rootlet lest we die.
The Pursuit of God|A. W. Tozer
The rootlet, as it descends, envelops the column-like stem of the palm with a woody network, and at length reaches the ground.
Among the Trees at Elmridge|Ella Rodman Church
Every hanging rootlet of the great banyan tree is hung with horrors—all dead, most mercifully, but horrible still.
Things as They Are|Amy Wilson-Carmichael

It contained a piece of stick, but this may be merely the remains of a rootlet many of which had penetrated into the grave.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith

British Dictionary definitions for rootlet

rootlet

/ (ˈruːtlɪt) /

noun

a small root or branch of a root

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