Root (botany)
= Root
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A <root (botany)> is a <plant> <organ> specialized principally for anchorage and acquisition of <water> and dissolved <nutrients>. Its branching and transport <tissues> connect the surrounding <substrate> with the rest of the <plant>. The embryonic <root (botany)> is the <radicle>; <adventitious roots> arise from other <organs>.