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root sheath

root sheath noun: the coleorhiza.

Noun

root sheath (plural root sheaths)

  1. The coleorhiza.
  2. The epithelial, sleevelike lining of a hair follicle that surrounds and supports the growing hair root and shaft.

root sheath meaning in Tamil

root sheath in Tamil

வேருறை

Forms of root sheath

pluralroot sheaths

Questions about root sheath

What does root sheath mean?
Root sheath means the coleorhiza.
What is root sheath in Tamil?
Root sheath in Tamil is வேருறை. See Root sheath meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is root sheath?
Root sheath is a noun.
What is the plural of root sheath?
The plural of root sheath is root sheaths.

Words near root sheath in the dictionary

  1. root positions
  2. root pressure
  3. root pressures
  4. root rot
  5. root rots
  6. root sheath
  7. root sheaths
  8. root system
  9. root systems
  10. root tea
  11. root teas

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Adapted from Wiktionary: root sheath (page history and authors); root sheath (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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