root system
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He helped Abby sit on the ground and then, climbing through underbrush and fallen branches, he made his way around the huge root system.
From Literature
She tells me about their root systems—that even though the trees can grow over three hundred feet high, their roots barely go down a dozen feet in the ground.
From Literature
It also lacks a conventional root system to draw water from the soil.
From Science Daily
The firefighter estimates 15 to 30% of the trees damaged in the Black Rock fire will resprout, growing new stems from their root systems.
From Los Angeles Times
Federal investigators say the Lachman fire was deliberately set on New Year’s Day and burned underground in a canyon root system until it was rekindled by high winds on Jan. 7.
From Los Angeles Times
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