What Does Root Cap Mean?

The root cap is a type of tissue at the tip of a plant root. It is also called calyptra. Root caps contain statocytes which are involved in gravity perception in plants. If the cap is carefully removed the root will grow randomly. The root cap protects the growing tip in plants.

What do you mean by root cap?

: a protective cap of parenchyma cells that covers the terminal meristem in most root tips.

What is a root cap and what does it do?

The root cap, or calyptra, has the functions of protecting the delicate stem cells within the root tip, and of receiving and transmitting environmental signals to the growing root.