stilt root

noun

A descending root growing from the trunk above ground and sometimes featuring lenticels.

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Meanings

nounstilt root (plural stilt roots)

plural stilt roots

  1. biologyA descending root growing from the trunk above ground and sometimes featuring lenticels.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
buttress root
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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