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fibrous roots

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002492

A plant root system having a large number of small, finely divided, widely spreading roots but no taproots. Typified by grass roots.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002492
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsfibrous root system
ReferencesGlossary of terms for use in plant materials, USDA; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoroot systems
TranslationsSpanish: raíces fibrosas
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002492",
  "term": "fibrous roots",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A plant root system having a large number of small, finely divided, widely spreading roots but no taproots. Typified by grass roots.",
  "synonyms": [
    "fibrous root system"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "root systems"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Glossary of terms for use in plant materials, USDA",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "raíces fibrosas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/fibrous-roots/"
}

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