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PROP ROOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does prop root mean? 

PROP ROOT (noun)
  The noun PROP ROOT has 1 sense:

1. a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangrovesplay

  Familiarity information: PROP ROOT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROP ROOT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("prop root" is a kind of...):

root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)


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