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 compound, rootkit, root knot, rootle, rootless, rootlet, root mean square, root nodule, root of the matter, root of unity, root out

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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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