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bare-root
(bâr′ro̅o̅t′, -rŏŏt′),USA pronunciation adj. [Hort.]
- Botanyof or pertaining to a tree or shrub prepared for transplanting by having all or most of the soil removed from about its roots. Cf. balled-and-burlapped.
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