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Types of Roots: A Pictorial Guide for Lexicographers

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Abstract: 
This paper is a pictorial guide, along with brief discussions, of different kinds of roots, including underground roots, underground stems, and aerial roots. Separate sections are devoted to the pneumatophores of mangroves and the aerial roots of strangler figs.
Series: 
Sulang Language Data and Working Papers: Topics in Lexicography
Series Number: 
033
Publisher: 
Sulawesi Language Alliance
Year Published: 
2019
Publication Language(s): 
English
Contributor(s): 
Mead, David
author
Table of Contents: 
1 Below-ground roots; 1.1 Fibrous roots; 1.2 Tap root and lateral roots; 1.3 From anchor roots to feeder roots; 1.4 Root flare and buttress roots; 1.5 Exposed roots; 1.6 Stump root ball; 2 Modified stems; 2.1 Bulbs; 2.2 Corms; 2.3 Rhizomes; 2.4 Tubers; 2.5 Runners; 3 Aerial roots; 3.1 Aerial roots of epiphytes; 3.2 Climbing roots; 3.3 Hanging roots; 3.4 Prop roots; 4 Mangroves; 4.1 Stilt roots; 4.2 Spike roots; 4.3 Knee roots; 4.4 Spreading roots; 5 Strangler figs (banyans); 5.1 Strangling roots; 5.2 Aerial roots; 5.3 Secondary trunks; 6 Miscellaneous; 6.1 Mycelium; 6.2 Haustorial roots; 6.3 Holdfasts; References;
Version History: 
Version 1 [01 May 2019] Drafted November 2014, revised April 2017,  further revised and prepared for publication April 2019.
License: 
Text is licensed under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license. Images are licensed as individually noted.


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