Feeder

Feeder-root [ Botany ]	Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names
Synonyms: Absorbent roots

A fine plant root that absorbs water and dissolved nutrients.

One of the numerous small roots of a plant, through which moisture and nutrients are absorbed from the soil. The feeder root are often short living, deciduous and renewed seasonally.

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