root hair
root hair
R r Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [root, roo t hair]
- /rut, rʊt hɛər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [root, roo t hair]
- /rut, rʊt hɛər/
Definitions of root hair words
- noun root hair an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil. 1
- noun root hair any of the hollow hairlike outgrowths of the outer cells of a root, just behind the tip, that absorb water and salts from the soil 0
- noun root hair any of the thin-walled, hairlike tubular outgrowths from a growing root, which serve to absorb water and minerals from the soil 0
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Origin of root hair
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Root hair
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
root hair popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
root hair usage trend in Literature
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