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   Root

   /ro͞ot/

   

   noun

   • 1. the part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibers: "cacti have deep and spreading roots" Similar radiclerhizomerootstocktubertap rootrootletrare:radicel
   • ▪ the persistent underground part of a plant, especially when fleshy and enlarged and used as a vegetable, e.g. a turnip or carrot: "you should never wash roots before storing"
   • ▪ any plant grown for its edible root: "roots like beet and carrot cannot be transplanted"
   • ▪ the embedded or basal part of a bodily organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nail: "her hair was fairer at the roots"
   • ▪ the part of a thing attaching it to a greater or more fundamental whole; the end or base: "a little lever near the root of the barrel"
   • 2. the basic cause, source, or origin of something: "love of money is the root of all evil" Similar sourceoriginstarting pointseedgermbeginningsgenesiscausereasonbasebasisfoundationbottomseatfundamentalcorenucleusheartkernelnubessencefons et origoliterary:fountainheadwellspringfountrare:radix
   • ▪ family, ethnic, or cultural origins, especially as the reasons for one's long-standing emotional attachment to a place or community: "it's always nice to return to my roots" Similar originsbeginningsfamilyancestorspredecessorsheritagebirthplacenative landmotherlandfatherlandhomelandnative countrynative soil
   • ▪ denoting or relating to something from a particular ethnic or cultural origin, especially a non-Western one: "roots music"
   • ▪ (in biblical use) a scion; a descendant: "the root of David"
   • ▪ a morpheme, not necessarily surviving as a word in itself, from which words have been made by the addition of prefixes or suffixes or by other modification: "many European words stem from this linguistic root"
   • ▪ the fundamental note of a chord: "in the sequence the roots of the chords drop by fifths"
   • 3. a number or quantity that when multiplied by itself, typically a specified number of times, gives a specified number or quantity: "find the cube root of the result"
   • ▪ short for square root
   • ▪ a value of an unknown quantity satisfying a given equation: "the roots of the equation differ by an integer"
   • 4. a user account with full and unrestricted access to a system: "make sure that these files can only be accessed by the root user"

   verb

   • 1. cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots: "root your own cuttings from stock plants" Similar plantbed outsow
   • ▪ (of a plant or cutting) establish roots: "large trees had rooted in the canal bank" Similar take rootgrow rootsbecome establishedestablishstriketake
   • 2. establish deeply and firmly: "vegetarianism is rooted in Indian culture"
   • ▪ have as an origin or cause: "the Latin"
   • 3. cause (someone) to stand immobile through fear or amazement: "George was rooted to the spot in disbelief"
   • 4. gain access to the root account of (a smartphone or computer): "we explained how to manually root almost any Android device"

   Word Origin late Old Englishrōt, from Old Norse rót; related to Latin radix, also to wort.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rootage noun
   • 2. rootlet noun
   • 3. rootlike adjective
   • 4. rooty adjective

   Scrabble Points: 4

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2. www.britannica.com › dictionary › rootRoot Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   ROOT meaning: 1 : the part of a plant that grows underground, gets water from the ground, and holds the plant in place; 2 : the part of a tooth, hair, fingernail, etc., that is attached to the body

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › rootRoot - definition of root by The Free Dictionary

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   n. 1. a. The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food. b. Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber. 2. a.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rootRoot - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of root. noun. (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. see more. noun. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support. synonyms: tooth root. see more. verb.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROOT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 1. countable noun [usually plural] The roots of a plant are the parts of it that grow under the ground. ...the twisted roots of an apple tree. Synonyms: stem, tuber, rhizome, radix More Synonyms of root. 2. verb. If you root a plant or cutting or if it roots, roots form on the bottom of its stem and it starts to grow.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishROOT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   the part of a plant that grows under the ground and gets water and food from the soil. Examples. Pull the weed up by its roots. Plants absorb water through their roots. Many of these roots are edible. Cactuses have extremely long roots. The tree roots prevent the soil from being washed away by heavy rain. root noun [C] (HAIR/TOOTH)

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americanroot noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of root noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.wordreference.com › definition › rootroot - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   Botany a part of the body of a plant that develops downward into the soil. something resembling the root of a plant in position or function. Anatomy the part of a hair, tooth, etc., holding it to the main part of the body. the fundamental part; the source or origin of a thing: the root of all evil. roots, [ plural]