rootcap

rootcap

(ˈruːtˌkæp)
n
(Botany) a hollow cone of loosely arranged cells that covers the growing tip of a root and protects it during its passage through the soil
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root•cap

(ˈrutˌkæp, ˈrʊt-)

n.
the loose mass of cells that covers and protects the tip of most roots.
[1875–80]
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