rootlet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English root Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English rootlet From root + -let.
Meanings
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One of the smallest roots, hair roots.
She can almost hear them pushing up through the soil, their rootlets sniffing for nutrients and crowding the rootlets of their neighbours, their leaves releasing clouds of airborne chemicals.
2013, Margaret Atwood, MaddAddam, Bloomsbury, page 208:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rootlets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (17)
th รากฝอย (the smallest roots) · la rādīcula (the smallest roots) · cy gwreiddigyn (the smallest roots) · mi pīakaaka (the smallest roots) · br gwriziadenn (the smallest roots) · ta சல்லிவேர் (the smallest roots) · de Würzelchen (the smallest roots) · pl korzonek (the smallest roots) · uk коріне́ць (the smallest roots) · nl worteltje (the smallest roots) · cy gwreiddiosyn (the smallest roots) · mi wekeweke (the smallest roots) · es raicilla (the smallest roots) · bg коренче (the smallest roots) · ro radicelă (the smallest roots) · cy gwreiddionyn (the smallest roots) · fr radicelle (the smallest roots)