fibrous root
Botanical term for a root system consisting of many thin, branching roots, resembling whiskers.
Dandelions have fibrous roots.
Standard kanji spelling for this botanical term.
Alternate kanji spelling using 髭 (beard/whiskers).
Rarely used kanji form; 鬚 is a variant of 髭.
Compound of ひげ (whiskers/beard) and 根 (root), describing the whisker-like appearance of the root system.