- rootlet
- Long, branching hollow processes of vermigon larvae that penetrate the host's body and draw nutrients from the hemocoel [Brusca and Brusca, 2002].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
rootlet
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Rootlet — Root let, n. A radicle; a little root. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rootlet — [ro͞ot′lit, root′lit] n. a little root or small branch of a root … English World dictionary
rootlet — gemalo šaknelė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Šaknelė, susidaranti gemale formuojantis sėklai. atitikmenys: angl. rootlet rus. зародышевый корешок … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
rootlet — noun Date: circa 1793 a small root … New Collegiate Dictionary
rootlet — /rooht lit, root /, n. Bot. 1. a little root. 2. a small or fine branch of a root. 3. one of the adventitious roots by which ivy or the like clings to rocks or other supports. [1785 95; ROOT1 + LET] * * * … Universalium
rootlet — noun One of the smallest roots, hair roots … Wiktionary
rootlet — root·let lət n a small root also one of the ultimate divisions of a nerve root * * * root·let (r tґlət) 1. a small root or rootlike structure or a division of such a structure. 2. radicle … Medical dictionary
rootlet — root·let || ruËtlɪt n. small branch of a root; small roots that climbing plants produce in order to cling to a vertical surface … English contemporary dictionary
rootlet — n. Radicle, small root … New dictionary of synonyms
rootlet — root·let … English syllables
