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root hair

NOUN
  1. thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil

How To Use root hair In A Sentence

  • The primary invasion site of Rhizobium is root hair of the plant.
  • The role played by lateral roots and root hairs in promoting plant anchorage, and specifically resistance to vertical uprooting forces has been determined experimentally.
  • As the root grows following seed germination, the stomatal zone overlaps with that of the root hairs.
  • Although many genes regulating root hair development have been isolated in Arabidopsis, knowledge of molecular mechanism of root hair development in monocot cereal crops is largely unclear.
  • External root hairs occur in a pattern governed by the arrangement of underlying cortical cells.
  • The rhizobia bind specifically to the root hair tip, attaching to special plant proteins called lectins.
  • The method enabled the analysis of ionic currents of laticifer protoplasts of Hevea brasiliensis, root hair cells of Medicago sativa and guard cells of several species.
  • The moisture gets into the root hairs by a process called osmose. The First Book of Farming
  • On its under surface delicate root hairs grow to give it stability and nutriment; also two sorts of reproductive organs known as antherídia and archegònia, the male and female growths analogous to the stamens and pistils in flowers. The Fern Lover's Companion A Guide for the Northeastern States and Canada
  • Symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria invade the root hairs of host plants, where they multiply and stimulate the formation of root nodules, enlargements of plant cells and bacteria in close association.
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