Pilorhizae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pileorhiza \Pi`le*o*rhi"za\, n.; pl. {Pilorhiz[ae]}. [NL., fr.
     Gr. ? a cap + ? root.] (Bot.)
     A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root;
     a rootcap.
     [1913 Webster]