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root hair [′rüt ‚her] (botany) One of the hairlike outgrowths of the root epidermis that function in absorption. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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It's pretty hard to immediately tell the difference between this tiny threadlike thing and a [plant] root hair," says millipede expert Paul Marek of East Carolina University in Greenville, N. It's pretty hard to immediately tell the difference between this tiny, threadlike thing and a root hair," says Paul Marek. ``We cut a wrist-size root, and, when we checked it about a month later, it had produced root hairs, which indicates the tree is very healthy,'' Newman said, adding that other tests revealed the wood was solid throughout the tree. |
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