Preferred Label : plant roots;
MeSH definition : The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and
through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage
Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990);
MeSH synonym : root, plant; plant root; roots, plant;
MeSH hyponym : plant bulbs; Bulb, Plant; Bulbs, Plant; Plant Bulb;
MeSH annotation : coordinate with specific plant if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant roots;
Origin ID : D018517;
UMLS CUI : C0242726;
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- Plant [UMLS semantic type]
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The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and
through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage
Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)