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1Root pressure — Root pressure: osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.Root pressure occurs in the xylem of some vascular plants when the soil moisture level is high either at night or when… …
2Shoot — Shoot, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i., sce[ o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan, Icel. skj?ta, Sw.… …
3shoot — Synonyms and related words: Photostat, X ray, Xerox, ache, acute pain, agonize, ail, aim at, altitude peak, anguish, annihilate, assassinate, automatic control, backfire, barf, barrage, be bright, beacon, beam, beat, bedazzle, behead, bine, bite …
4root — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, accidence, acclaim, affix, affixation, allomorph, ancestors, anchor, antecedents, applaud, base, basis, beat the bushes, bed, bed on, bedrock, beginning, birthplace, boost, bottom, bottom on, bound… …
5shoot up — Synonyms and related words: accrue, accumulate, advance, appreciate, balloon, bloat, blossom, bob up, boom, break water, breed, brew, bristle up, broaden, bud, burgeon, burst forth, cock up, crescendo, develop, extrude, float up, flourish, fly up …
6Root — This article is about the part of a plant. For other uses, see Root (disambiguation). Primary and secondary roots in a cotton plant In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. This is… …
7shoot — {{11}}shoot (n.) young branch of a tree or plant, mid 15c., from SHOOT (Cf. shoot) (v.). Meaning conduit for coal, etc. is from 1844. Shoot out is from 1953. {{12}}shoot (v.) O.E. sceotan to shoot (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, pp.… …
8root graft — noun 1. : a plant graft in which the stock is a root or piece of a root whip grafts of apple are usually root grafts 2. : a natural anastomosis between roots of compatible plants growing near one another oak wilt is said to be transmitted through …
9root — 1. noun 1) a plant s roots Syn: rootstock, tuber, rootlet; Botany rhizome, radicle 2) the root of the problem Syn: source, origin, germ, beginning(s), genesis; cause, reason …
10Root and branch — Branch Branch, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a… …
