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SINKER ROOT

Specialty Definition: SINKER ROOT

DomainDefinition

Biology & Biotechnology

A secondary root from the cortical system(cortex)in some(semi)parasitic plants, e. g. , Viscum, Loranthus, that grows directly downward into the tissues of the host. Source: European Union. (references)
 A root other than a taproot, that grows straight downward. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: SINKER ROOT

Language Translations for "SINKER ROOT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

sænker (counterbore, countersink, sinker). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

penwortel (peg root, sinker). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

syväjuuri (peg root, sinker). (various references)

   

French

  

suçoir secondaire (sinker), pivot secondaire (sinker). (various references)

   

German

  

Senkwurzel (peg root, sinker). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

δευτερεύον μυζητήριο όργανο (sinker). (various references)

   

Italian

  

radice fittonante (peg root, sinker), austorio secondario (sinker). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

inkersay ootray

   

Portuguese

  

ventosa secundária (sinker), raíz secundária (peg root, sinker), espigão/gavião secundário (peg root, sinker). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

raíz axonomorfa (peg root, sinker). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vertikalrot (peg root, sinker), djuprot (peg root, sinker). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: SINKER ROOT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-i-k-n-o-o-r-r-s-t"

-2 letters: instroke, introrse, rookiest, snootier.

-3 letters: enroots, erosion, ironers, isotone, nitroso, nookies, norites, oestrin, orients, reknits, rioters, roister, rookier, rookies, rooster, rooters, rootier, skirret, skirter, snooker, snorter, sootier, stinker, stonier, stooker, striker, stroker, tinkers, toreros, torsion.

-4 letters: eikons, enokis, enroot, estrin, inerts, inkers, insert, inters, intros, irokos, ironer, irones, kiters, koines, kroner, kronor, krooni.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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