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Meaning of "rootlike" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROOTLIKE

ˈruːtˌlaɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROOTLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rootlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ROOTLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rootlike in the English dictionary

The definition of rootlike in the dictionary is suggestive of or resembling a root.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROOTLIKE

brutelike · bullet-like · catlike · Christlike · courtlike · forest-like · fruitlike · ghostlike · giant-like · insect-like · jacket-like · jutelike · platelike · prophet-like · robot-like · sheetlike · skirtlike · suitlike · velvet-like · wartlike

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROOTLIKE

rootedness · rooter · roothold · rootiness · rooting compound · rooting reflex · rootkit · rootle · rootless · rootlessness · rootlet · roots · roots music · rootserver · rootsiness · rootstalk · rootstock · rootsy · rootworm · rooty

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROOTLIKE

basketlike · batlike · beastlike · boltlike · cultlike · dislike · flintlike · footlike · frostlike · goatlike · gutlike · hatlike · helmetlike · netlike · nightlike · nutlike · oatlike · plantlike · potlike · puppetlike · saltlike

Synonyms and antonyms of rootlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rootlike» into 25 languages

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The translations of rootlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rootlike» in English.
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rootlike
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similares a raíces
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rootlike
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rootlike
380 millions of speakers
ar

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تشبه الجذور و
280 millions of speakers
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rootlike
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rootlike
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bn

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rootlike
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rootlike
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ms

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Seperti akar
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de

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wurzel
180 millions of speakers
ja

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rootlike
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ko

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rootlike
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jv

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Kaya rooting
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rootlike
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ta

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rootlike
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mr

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मूळसारखे
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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rootlike
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Trends of use of rootlike

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rootlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROOTLIKE»

Discover the use of rootlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rootlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plants Invade the Land: Evolutionary and Environmental ...
rootlike structures departing at arrow. NCUPC collections. × 2.6. C: Axis with one bent rootlike structure. NCUPC collections. × 4.5. D: Associated rootlike structures similar to those attached to Crenaticaulis, showing fine hairsalong sides.
Patricia G. Gensel, Dianne Edwards, 2013
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Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
1. a rootlike structure in nonvascular plants, such as mosses, liverworts, and fern prothalli, that lacks the vascular tissue of a true root but provides similar functions such as attachment to a substrate and absorption. 2. having the shape or form ...
Christopher G. Morris, 1992
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Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology
Rhizopus Species. Key to the identification of Rhizopus species is the production of distinct rootlike rhizoids. Rhizoids that are characteristically derived from the hyphae immediately adjacent to the sporangiophores are called "nodal" (Fig.
Elmer W. Koneman, 2006
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The Correspondence of Charles Darwin:
11 Müller originally classified Rhizocephala as a sistergroup tothe Cirripedia; he had described the rootlike system of Lernaeodiscus porcellanae, noting thatvesicles fed intohollow channelsthrough which a reddish fluidflowedinto the ...
Frederick Burkhardt, James Secord, The Editors of the Darwin Correspondence Project, 2014
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The natural systematic of plants in the light of the present ...
Without any doubt the rootlike appendages of the Lepidophyta — Isoe'tes series are derived from conveniently adapted and reduced small lateral branches, just as the microphyllous leaflets on their over ground branches, of course already in  ...
Nemejc F.
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The Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary interval, Raton Basin, ...
Carbonaceous rootlike structures in the K/ T boundary claystone from the Clear Creek North K/T boundary site, 10 km south of Trinidad, Colorado. A, rootlike structure in boundary claystone smeared out near middle of the bed. B, rootlike ...
Glen A. Izett, 1990
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Aquatic and Riparian Weeds of the West
Rootlike Structures: Stolons green, creeping, to 3 m long or more, with up to 200 fronds. Rhoizoids clustered at the ends of short branchlets from the stolon. Rhizoid branchlets (>1 cm long) usually spaced more than 1 cm apart on stolons.
Joseph M. DiTomaso, Evelyn A. Healy, 2003
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Microbiology for Health Careers
Sporangium Hyphe □ □"" \\ [T Vfl^^ — Aerial mycelium (A living thread of moldl \ # ve (collection of hypheel Rhizoids-vegetative mycelium (rootlike structuresl Each sporangium, when broken, releases thousands of microscopic spores into the ...
Lynne I. Grover-Lakomia, Elizabeth Fong, 1998
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Mushrooms of Colorado and the Southern Rocky Mountains
r Clitocybe albirhlza Bigelow and Smith ORDER Agaricales FAMILY Tricholomataceae EDIBILITY Unknown Small, buff-colored cap; pale decurrent gills; rootlike threads at stalk base; in arcs, near melting snowbanks in mountains. FRUITING ...
Vera Stucky Evenson, 1997
10
Popular Mechanics
Rootlike. Oil. Drill. Spiral pipes tipped with turbine power bits sprout out like tree roots from vertical drill pipes 80 feet underground to boost the output of oil wells as much as 20 times. This method of horizontal drilling, conceived by John A.

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROOTLIKE»

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This bizarre worm vomits out a hand to grab its food
Seriously, that growing rootlike structure that's vomited out is designed to drag food inside. Crab, fish, snails, other worms — anything will do (depending on the ... «Business Insider Australia, May 15»
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1500-Year-Old Antarctic Moss Brought Back to Life
In the lab, this moss sent out new shoots from its rootlike "rhizoids," the researchers report. Because the growth comes directly from the preserved moss, and is ... «Scientific American, Mar 14»
3
Gift of plant from neighbor's yard can be boon or bane
A spore attaches to their body and its rootlike hyphae penetrate the skin. Once inside its host, the fungus can affect fly behavior. In house flies, for example, ... «Baltimore Sun, Apr 12»
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Boneworms Gnawed on Ancient Reptile Corpses
These eyeless, mouthless creatures feed by digging rootlike structures into bone, with symbiotic bacteria helping to release nutrients from the skeletons that they ... «LiveScience.com, Apr 11»
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Whales Are Tasty, but Bone-Eating Worms Might Not Discriminate
Osedax worms do not have mouths or guts. Instead, they have rootlike appendages that penetrate the bones, and bacteria on the appendages break down the ... «New York Times, Dec 07»
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