crown of root
11crown — /kraʊn / (say krown) noun 1. an ornamental wreath or garland for the head, conferred by the ancients as a mark of victory or distinction. 2. honorary distinction; reward. 3. a decorative fillet or covering for the head, worn as a symbol of… …
12crown — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English coroune, crowne, from Anglo French corone, from Latin corona wreath, crown, from Greek korōnē culmination, something curved like a crow s beak, literally, crow; akin to Latin cornix crow …
13crown — [[t]kraʊn[/t]] n. 1) gov any of various types of headgear, often made of precious metal and set with gems, worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty 2) gov the power or dominion of a sovereign 3) gov (often cap.) the sovereign as head of the… …
14crown rot — noun : any rot affecting the part of a plant at or near the ground level and caused in the sugar beet by boron deficiency or in rhubarb by a fungus (Phytophthora parasitica) compare collar rot * * * Plant Pathol. a disease of plants,… …
15crown-root fracture — an oblique tooth fracture involving the crown and the adjacent distal part of the root …
16root stem — the root part of the tooth in Chondrichthyes between the crown base and the root lobe section (Herman et al., 1994) …
17Crown — Crow Crow (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[udd]) or {Crowed} (kr[=o]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G. kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.] 1.… …
18crown gall — Plant Pathol. 1. a disease of peaches, apples, roses, grapes, etc., characterized by the formation of galls on the roots or stems usually at or below ground level, caused by a bacterium, Agrobacterium tumefaciens. 2. the gall itself. [1895 1900]… …
19crown — The base of the stem of cereals and forage species from which tillers or branches arise. In woody plants, the root stem junction. In forestry, the top portion of the tree …
20crown girdler — noun : strawberry root weevil …
