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exorhizal

exorhizal adjective: having a radicle that is not enclosed by the cotyledons or plumule, i.e. of or relating to an exorhiza.

Adjective

exorhizal (not comparable)

  1. Having a radicle that is not enclosed by the cotyledons or plumule, i.e. of or relating to an exorhiza.

Forms of exorhizal

alternative formexorhizous

Origin of exorhizal

From exo- + rhizal.

Questions about exorhizal

What does exorhizal mean?
Exorhizal means having a radicle that is not enclosed by the cotyledons or plumule, i.e. of or relating to an exorhiza.
What part of speech is exorhizal?
Exorhizal is an adjective.

Words near exorhizal in the dictionary

  1. exoreic
  2. exoresistant
  3. exorheic
  4. exorheism
  5. exorhiza
  6. exorhizal
  7. exorhizas
  8. exorhizous
  9. exorhodopsin
  10. exoribonuclease
  11. exoribonucleases

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