pileorhiza

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “cap”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”).

Noun

pileorhiza (plural pileorhizae)

1. (botany, archaic) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.

References

• “pileorhiza”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.