coleorhiza

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coleorhiza - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Coleorhiza \Co`le*o*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sheath + ?
     root.]
     A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle.
     --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]