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coleorhiza Definition

co·leo·rhiza (kō′lē ō rī′zə, käl′ē-)

noun pl. -·zae′--zē′

a protective root sheath of grass seedlings through which the primary root emerges

Etymology: ModL < Gr koleos, sheath + rhiza, root

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