ROOTLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rootlet mean? 

• ROOTLET (noun)
  The noun ROOTLET has 1 sense:

1. small root or division of a root

  Familiarity information: ROOTLET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOTLET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small root or division of a root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("rootlet" 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)

Derivation:

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)