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root cap

a group of cells at the tip of the root, rubbed off by the motion of the root tip through the soil and constantly renewed from within
Class type of: calyptra Q1392652

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
plant structure, plant organ[2]
Subclass of
calyptra[3]
Part of
root[4]
Connects with
apicalmeristem[11]
Described by source
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[5]
Different from
calyptra, Operculum, Operculum, Huikje (mossen), operculum[6][7][8][9][10]
🏷️ Also known as
en plant root cap en root cap ar قلنسوة الجذر cs kořenová čepička de Wurzelhaube es Caliptrado es Caliptra es Cofia fa کلاهک ریشه fr coiffe fr Coiffe (Botanique) fr Coiffe racinaire id Tudung akar it Caliptra (botanica) ja 根冠 ko 뿌리골무 nl Wortelmutsje pl Czapeczka korzenia pt Coifa ru calyptra
🔖 Identifiers · 11
OpenAlex ID
C2777107554, C2991965276
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Root-tip-tag.png ↗
AEDA subject keyword ID
19515
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/root-cap
Freebase ID
/m/03ymmkb
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
root-cap
MeSH descriptor ID
D018518
MeSH tree code
A18.400.500.600
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777107554
Quora topic ID
Root-Cap
UMLS CUI
C0242727

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🔗 Connections
Different from 4
operculum, Operculum, calyptra, Operculum
← Different from 4
pericoronitis, Operculum, calyptra, Operculum
Connects with 1
apicalmeristem
Part of 1
root
Subclass of 1
calyptra
← Connects with 1
apicalmeristem
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Summary

root cap is a plant structure[1].

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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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