Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prop_root

1 sense of prop root

Sense 1
prop root -- (a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves)
       => root -- ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)