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Probably just a coincidence, but I can't help but see a resemblance, especially with the shape of the right column:



BL Add MS 11639,Miscellany of biblical and other texts, 1277-1324, Northern France, f222v.

In the plant world, there are many plants with segmented roots, especially plants with long rhizomes (both aquatic and terrestrial):

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You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.  Note how insect-like or worm-like this root can look in a drawing. It's easy for plants to inspire symbolic interpretations.
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Segmented root 8



These aren't even the best examples, they are just the ones I could find quickly (it's easier to pull links off the Net than to spend all day uploading attachments from my own file library).

However, I suspect this particular VMS root might be symbolic or mnemonic based on the deliberate way the tip of the "tail" is drawn, but it might also be partly based on reality. See also VMS root You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. (and several others).