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rootcap


rootcap [root-kap, roo t-] Word Origin noun Botany.

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

Origin of rootcap First recorded in 1875–80; root1 + cap1 British Dictionary definitions for root cap root cap noun

  1. a hollow cone of loosely arranged cells that covers the growing tip of a root and protects it during its passage through the soil

root cap in Science root cap

  1. A thimble-shaped mass of cells that covers and protects the root tip of plants. Also called calyptra
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