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Bare Root

By David Beaulieu, About.com

Definition: Bare root plants are plants shipped to the consumer without having been planted in soil, rendering them effectively dormant. Rose bushes are sometimes shipped as bare root plants, for instance.
Alternate Spellings: bare-root
Common Misspellings: bear root

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