root hair

Noun
  1. Thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip;
    Absorbs nutrients from the soil (synset 113147443)
    is a type of: plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
    is a part of: root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground

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