buttress-root

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

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Meanings

nounbuttress-root (plural buttress-roots)

plural buttress-roots

  1. alternativeAlternative form of buttress root
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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