#root the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
supertype: #plant_organ__plantorgan a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
subtype: #calamus #taro #ginseng #horseradish_root #radish.root #chicory #oyster_plant #Hottentot_bread #briarroot #orrisroot #sarsaparilla_root #licorice_root #senega #mandrake_root #cassava #carrot.root #parsnip.root #taproot #adventitious_root #rootlet #prop_root
substance: #parenchyma.plant_tissue
part: #root_cap #root_hair #bark
part of: #root_system__rootage a developed system of roots
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