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root system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
root sys-tem
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The structure comprising the roots of a plant.

noun

A configuration of vectors in a Euclidean space satisfying certain geometrical properties, fundamental in the theory of Lie groups and Lie algebras.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

root systems (plural)

Synonyms

rootage

Questions

What does root system mean?
The structure comprising the roots of a plant.

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