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Definition of: coleorhiza
(kō′lē·ə·rī′zə, kol′ē-) noun plural ·zae (-zē) Bot.
The root sheath in certain plants, through which the radicle bursts in germination. [<NL <Gk. koleos sheath + rhiza root]
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