Section - The roots
The petter-roots is a plural-named backdrop. Every petter-room contains the petter-roots. The printed name of the petter-roots is "roots". Understand "roots/root/rootlet/rootlets/aerial/mesh/strangler/fig" as the petter-roots.
Instead of taking or pulling or taking off the petter-roots:
say "The roots are tougher than they look and hard to get a hold on."
Instead of cutting the petter-roots when the player carries a petter-sharp petter-machete:
say "[one of]You cut away some roots. A viscous milky fluid is excreted from the cuts[or]There are far too many roots to remove them all[stopping]."
Instead of eating the petter-roots:
try eating the petter-fruit.