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Meanings of root cap in English

Russian
корневой чехлик
Portuguese
coifa
Spanish
caliptrado
Wikidata

A group of cells at the tip of the root, rubbed off by the motion of the root tip through the soil and constantly renewed from within.

        корневой чехлик
        Usage of root cap in English
        1
        It also revealed a role for the lateral root cap and the epidermis in controlling root growth, a faster response.
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        2
        Despite this well-established role in the control of developmental processes in roots , the root cap's function in nutrition remains obscure.
        Pubmed
        3
        The root cap has a fundamental role in sensing environmental cues as well as regulating root growth via altered meristem activity.
        Pubmed
        Translations for root cap
        Portuguese
        coifa