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Plant Roots

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Definition: The usually underground portions of a plant that serve as support, store food, and through which water and mineral nutrients enter the plant. (From American Heritage Dictionary, 1982; Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990)  coordinate with specific plant if pertinent   
Examples Meristem; Mycorrhizae; Plant Tubers; Plant Vascular Bundle; Rhizome; Root Nodules, Plant 		Other names Roots, Plant; Root, Plant; Plant Bulb; Bulbs, Plant; Bulb, Plant; Plant Root; Plant Bulbs
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-beta-D-xylopyranosyl oleanolic acid  0   *Saponins Plant Roots. Zhong Yao Cai. 1999 Apr;22(4):189-90
typhonoside  0   *Cerebrosides Plant Roots. J Asian Nat Prod Res 2001;3(4):277-83

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