exÂ·peÂ·dite. (Äkâ²spÄ­-dÄ«tâ²) tr.v. exÂ·peÂ·ditÂ·ed, exÂ·peÂ·ditÂ·ing, exÂ·peÂ·dites. To speed up the progress of or execute quickly: expedite the review of a legal case; expedite a loan application.
The cortex, composed primarily of parenchyma cells, is the largest part of the primary root, but in most dicots (eudicots) and in gymnosperms that undergo extensive secondary growth, it is soon crushed, and its storage function assumed by other tissues.
The Plant Root System Distinguished from the Shoot, Its Functions. The plant root system constitutes the major part of the plant body, both in terms of function and bulk. In terrestrial plants, the root system is the subterranean or underground part of the plant body while the shoot is the aboveground part. Roots are branching organs which grow downward into the soil, a manifestation of geotropism.