Prop roots
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005214
An adventitious root that grows from and supports the trunk above the ground in plants, such as mangroves.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005214 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | US Environmental Protection Agency; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Adventitious roots; Mangroves (trees); Mangrove forests; Swamps |
| Translations | Spanish: raíces fúlcreas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005214",
"term": "Prop roots",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An adventitious root that grows from and supports the trunk above the ground in plants, such as mangroves.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"adventitious roots",
"mangroves (trees)",
"mangrove forests",
"swamps"
],
"references": [
"US Environmental Protection Agency",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "raíces fúlcreas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/prop-roots/"
}
Record 5,144 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.