root system
The configuration of a plant's various roots. See more at fibrous root taproot.
Words nearby root system
root position,
root pressure,
root resection,
root rot,
root sheath,
root system,
root test,
root treatment,
root up,
root-and-branch,
root-canal therapy
Example sentences from the Web for root system
It is not necessary to try to shape the root-system to any formal regularity.
The Apple-Tree |L. H. BaileySuccess in using the antidote depends upon bringing it in contact with every part of the root-system of the plant.
The Galaxy, April, 1877 |VariousThis may give an idea of the odd and strange appearance of the root-system in a mangrove forest.
The Romance of Plant Life |G. F. Scott ElliotAs a good part of the root-system is destroyed when the tree is dug, so is the top reduced to insure something like a balance.
The Apple-Tree |L. H. Bailey