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  2. Cypress knee - Wikipedia

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    Knees with very little taper A bald cypress exhibiting tapered knees. A cypress knee is a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae, such as the bald cypress. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in swamps.

  3. Aerial root - Wikipedia

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    Members of the subfamily Taxodioideae produce woody above-ground structures, known as cypress knees, that project upward from their horizontal roots. One hypothesis suggests that these structures function as pneumatophores, facilitating gas exchange in waterlogged soils.

  4. Taxodium mucronatum - Wikipedia

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    Unlike bald cypress and pond cypress, Montezuma cypress rarely produces cypress knees from the roots. [3] Trees from the Mexican highlands achieve a notable stoutness. One specimen, the Árbol del Tule in Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico, is the stoutest tree in the world with a diameter of 11.42 m (37.5 ft). Several other specimens from 3 ...

  5. Root - Wikipedia

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    Aerating roots (or knee root or knee or pneumatophores): roots rising above the ground, especially above water such as in some mangrove genera (Avicennia, Sonneratia). In some plants like Avicennia the erect roots have a large number of breathing pores for exchange of gases.

  6. Knee (construction) - Wikipedia

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    Grown - The term "grown knees" refers to any knee which is made from a natural crook or bend in a tree. Grown knees can be taken from several locations within a tree. The roots are a particularly useful source as the root structure of many species of trees naturally spreads out laterally just beneath the ground in order to help anchor the tree.

  7. 10-year-old accidentally shot in Cypress, HCSO says

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    The Harris County Sheriff's Office told Eyewitness News the child was shot by accident and was rushed to the hospital. 10-year-old accidentally shot in Cypress, HCSO says [Video] Skip to main content

  8. Epiphysiodesis - Wikipedia

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    Temporary hemiepiphysiodesis is reversible i.e. the metal implants used to achieve epiphysiodesis can be removed after the desired correction is achieved and the growth plate can thus resume its normal growth and function. In contrast, permanent epiphysiodesis is irreversible and the growth plate function cannot be restored after surgery.

  9. Taxodium distichum - Wikipedia

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    Taxodium distichum (baldcypress, [3] [4] [5] bald-cypress, [6] bald cypress, swamp cypress; French: cyprès chauve; cipre in Louisiana) is a deciduous conifer in the family Cupressaceae. It is native to the southeastern United States. Hardy and tough, this tree adapts to a wide range of soil types, whether wet, salty, dry, or swampy.