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root sheaths

root sheaths is the plural of root sheath.

Meaning of root sheath

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.

Questions about root sheaths

What is root sheaths the plural of?
Root sheaths is the plural of root sheath.

Words near root sheaths in the dictionary

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

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