lateral root cap
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0020131
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: peripheral cells
- exact: caliptra lateral de la raíz (Spanish)
- exact: 側根冠 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A portion of root parenchyma tissue that is part of a root cap and is parallel to the sides of a root axis. [source: ISBN:0878938567, POC:curators]
- Comment
- This is the general term for the lateral portion of any root cap and not the term for a root cap of lateral root (PO:0003018) or lateral root cap of lateral root (PO:0003020).
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