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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > anatomy and morphology > plant morphology > root systems > fibrous roots
Preferred Term:

fibrous roots

Definition:
A plant root system having a large number of small, finely divided, widely spreading roots but no taproots. Typified by grass roots.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
root systems
Entry Terms:
  • fibrous root system
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/40077
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