Hair samples must be pulled, not cut, with roots attached.
Any piece with a bit of root attached will form a new plant.
There seemed to be a root attached, as if it had been yanked out.
As bait, she left a small portion of the kal'ta plant with its roots attached.
The thinner roots attached to them are the ones that transport nutrients.
Hair that's pulled out would have a root attached, perhaps even a skin tag.
However, I found a hair follicle with root attached to it on the floor next to her bed.
They are removed and separated into smaller pieces, each with a few roots attached.
Some of them still had the roots attached.
When sold as a vegetable in India, the young plants are harvested with their roots still attached.