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aerial root

aerial root noun: any adventitious root that grows from a plant stem above ground.

Noun

aerial root (plural aerial roots)

  1. Any adventitious root that grows from a plant stem above ground.
    • The most extraordinary trees of the forest are, however, a kind of fig, the aerial roots of which form a pyramid near a hundred feet high, terminating just where the tree branches out above, so that there is no real trunk.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 60
    Synonyms:
    air root

aerial root meaning in Tamil

aerial root in Tamil

ஆகாய வேர், மூச்சுவேர், விழுது

Synonyms of aerial root

  • air root

Forms of aerial root

pluralaerial roots

Questions about aerial root

What does aerial root mean?
Aerial root means any adventitious root that grows from a plant stem above ground.
What is aerial root in Tamil?
Aerial root in Tamil is ஆகாய வேர், மூச்சுவேர், விழுது. See Aerial root meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aerial root?
Aerial root is a noun.
What is the plural of aerial root?
The plural of aerial root is aerial roots.

Words near aerial root in the dictionary

  1. aerial photography
  2. aerial photos
  3. aerial ping pong
  4. aerial railway
  5. aerial railways
  6. aerial root
  7. aerial roots
  8. aerial ropeslide
  9. aerial ropeslides
  10. aerial ropeway
  11. aerial ropeways

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