| Index | En | Zh | Explanation | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | root | 根 | The medicinal part referred to is one of the nutritional organs of vascular plants, which is the underground part of the plant body developed from the embryonic root. | References2 |
| 13 | root young | 幼根 | Young roots at an early growth stage with relatively tender tissues. | References2 |
| 14 | root old | 老根 | Old roots with more developed and hardened tissues. | References2 |
| 15 | root tender | 嫩根 | Tender root portions are used as the medicinal part. | References2 |
| 18 | root fine | 细根 | Fine roots or small rootlets are used medicinally. | References2 |
| 19 | root tip | 根尖 | The root tip growth zone often including the root cap and meristematic tissue. | References2 |
| 20 | root adventitious | 不定根 | Adventitious roots arising from stems or leaves rather than the embryonic root. | References2 |
| 21 | root fibrous | 须根 | Fibrous roots consisting of many slender roots are used medicinally. | References2 |
| 22 | root aerial | 气生根 | Aerial roots that grow in air and aid in moisture uptake or support. | References2 |
| 24 | root tuber | 块根 | Block-shaped root. | References2 |
| 145 | heartwood root | 根心材 | Heartwood formed in the woody tissue of roots. | References2 |
| 155 | bark root | 根皮 | Bark of the Root. | References2 |
| 156 | bark root inner | 内根皮 | The inner layer of root bark typically closer to the cambium. | References2 |
| 162 | phloem bark root | 根皮韧皮部 | Phloem tissue within the root bark. | References2 |
| 183 | juice root | 根汁 | Juice obtained by pressing or cutting roots. | References2 |
| 16 | root primary | 主根 | When the seed germinates, the root that grows vertically into the ground is formed by the division and elongation of the embryonic root cells. | References2 |
| 17 | root lateral | 侧根 | The roots that originate from the sheath part of the main root's interior. Their growth direction often forms a certain angle with the main root and can branch repeatedly. | References2 |