rootlet

Other forms: rootlets

Definitions of rootlet
  1. noun
    small root or division of a root
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    type 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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