buttress root

noun

A root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support.

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buttressplank rootstilt root
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Meanings

nounbuttress root (plural buttress roots)

plural buttress roots · alternative buttress-root

  1. A root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support.

    Synonyms: buttress, plank root, stilt root

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA root growing from the above-ground stem or trunk, and providing support.

Similar
buttressplank rootstilt root
Also see
plank root
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APA

buttress root. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttress%20root

MLA

“buttress root.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttress%20root. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buttress root,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buttress%20root.

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