shēng
gēn

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Meaning of 气生根

气生根 means aerial root; adventitious root growing from plant stems into the air. Pronounced qì shēng gēn.

  • aerial root; adventitious root growing from plant stems into the air

Definitions & Examples

Róng
shù
de
shēng
gēn
fēi
cháng
 
yǒu
xiē
shèn
zhì
huì
zhǎng
dào
miàn
 
biàn
chéng
zhī
zhù
gēn
 

The banyan tree's aerial roots are very well-developed; some even grow down to the ground and become prop roots.

Zhè
zhǒng
lán
huā
wán
quán
kào
shēng
gēn
cóng
kōng
zhōng
shōu
shuǐ
fèn
yǎng
fèn
 

This type of orchid relies entirely on aerial roots to absorb moisture and nutrients from the air.

kào
jìn
miàn
de
jīng
jié
shàng
cháng
cháng
huì
zhǎng
chū
xiē
shēng
gēn
 

Corn often grows some aerial roots on the stem nodes close to the ground.

shēng
zhí
shí
de
shēng
gēn
yǒu
shū
de
shuǐ
jié
gòu
 

Epiphytes such as Dendrobium orchids have aerial roots with special water-absorbing structures.

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