pileorhiza

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “cap”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”). === Noun === pileorhiza (plural pileorhizae) (botany, archaic) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap. === References === “pileorhiza”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.