root tip
One illustrated example of root tip.
Longitudinal view of a young onion root tip (Allium cepa)
All languages
- English
- root tip
- Norwegian
- rotspiss
- Japanese
- 根の先端 — ねのせんたん — nenosentan
- Korean
- 뿌리 끝 — ppuri kkeut
- Spanish
- punta de la raíz
- French
- pointe des racines
- German
- Wurzelspitze
Beta edition. Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.
Reference sources
- UC Agriculture and Natural Resources — the root tip contains overlapping zones of cell division, elongation, and specialization, protected at the end by the root cap
- Washington State University Extension — root-tip diagram shows cap, division region, elongation region, and maturation region with root hairs
- Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook — the root tip progresses from root cap and meristem through elongation to maturation