root hair cell

Term Information

Accession
PO:0000256
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: célula del pelo de la raíz (Spanish)
exact: 根毛細胞 (Japanese)
Definition
A root epidermal cell (PO:0025164) that develops from a trichoblast (PO:0000262) and has as part a root hair (GO:0035618). [source: ISBN:0471245208]
Comment
Compare with non-hair root epidermal cell (PO:0000263). This term is for an entire epidermal cell that contains a root hair extension. To describe only the cell extension, see root hair (GO:0035618) or root hair tip (GO:0035619).

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