rootlet

[ root-lit, roo t- ]
/ ˈrut lɪt, ˈrʊt- /

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, rooting reflex, rootkit, rootle, rootless, rootlet, roots, roots blower, roots music, rootserver, rootstalk
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British Dictionary definitions for rootlet

rootlet
/ (ˈruːtlɪt) /

noun

a small root or branch of a root
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