26+ Adventitious Roots Common Examples Pictures. Adventitious roots are roots that grow from the shoot tissue and not the root tissue. They perform special functions and play an important role in the life cycles of certain plants/trees.

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The main root (primary root) with other minor side roots, which grow deep into the soil is called taproot. While the fine, thick hairs like structure, that spread sideways in all the directions is called fibrous or adventitious root. The root word is the primary lexical unit of a word, and of a word family.

They may grow from the stems, leaves, nodes, internodes, etc.

These roots can arise from the injured root, nodes of the stem, internodes, branches, or any in this lesson, we will learn about the types (modifications) of the adventitious root system with suitable examples. Example sentences with the word adventitious. It arises from the stem or leaves of the plant. Sooner or later adventitious roots develop from the axis above the radicle which they ultimately exceed in growth.