root system
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- noun
- /ruːt ˈsɪstəm/
- Specialized
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sistema radicular
- Most people don't even know about the root systems of these trees.
- a plant root system
- an underground root system
- an extensive root system
Say we need more nutrients, we need more growth, increase the root system, increase foliage.
- Say we need more nutrients, we need more growth, increase the root system, increase foliage.
- But I'm just going to gently massage it and kind of break the root system up slightly.
- Don't grow annuals like potatoes or things that have big root systems like your root vegetables.
- And this, the Aspen tree is actually a great metaphor for the way that we should be living because it's one single root system.
Examples
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Effectively what happens is the root system thinks it's going back to day one again, and up it comes.
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During the first decade, they built up an immense carbon-sequestering root system.
Academic text (2007) -
Not only does it clean and condition the hair, it sets the hair as well by getting deep down into the root system.
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The water flows over a flat surface, creating a film of water over each plant's root system.
Academic text (2009) -
When buying Amaryllis, be sure to check the root system for healthy new roots forming.
Blog text (34) -
Though Pando seems to be thousands of plants here on the surface, underground, it is actually a singular organism with an inter-connected root system.
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Another key to aspen persistence may lie in the large underground root system sustained by clones.
Academic text (2002) -
One characteristic needed in macrophytes planted in a plant/rock filter is an extensive root system capable of growing in gravel.
Academic text (1998) -
A bigger and broader root system helps the plant support a heavy load of fruit.
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Its tall grasses have extensive root systems, which hold soil in place and retain water.
Synonyms
Parts under the ground that hold a plant and take in water
How Typical
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the entire network of roots' is directly compositional from 'root' (plant organ) + 'system' (a collection/network of interacting parts). This is a literal, domain‑neutral combination that matches common cross‑linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The noun root system names the whole set of a plant's roots working together like parts of a system. Picture many roots spreading like a web under the soil, holding the plant and taking up water and food, so root system means the plant's complete 'network' of roots that 'supports' and feeds it.