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   root

   /ruːt/

   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 fibres: "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 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: "money is the root of all evil" Similar sourceoriginstarting pointseedgermbeginningsgenesiscausereasonbasebasisfoundationbottomseatfundamentalcorenucleusheartkernelnubessencefons et origoliterary:fountainheadwellspringfountrare:radix
   • ▪ family, ethnic, or cultural origins: "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.
   • ▪ 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"
   • 5. an act or instance of having sex. vulgar slang Australian, New Zealand, Irish
   • ▪ a sexual partner of a specified ability.

   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 verb is rooted in an Indo-European word"
   • 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"
   • 5. have sex with. vulgar slang Australian, New Zealand, Irish

   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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ROOT definition: 1. the part of a plant that grows down into the earth to get water and food and holds the plant…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rootRoot Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of ROOT is the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rootROOT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   a person or family as the source of offspring or descendants. Synonyms: forefather, forebear (s), ancestor (s), progenitor, parent. an offshoot or scion. Mathematics. Also called nth root. a quantity that, when raised to the nth power (multiplied by itself n times), produces a given quantity:

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

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   noun. the place where something begins, where it springs into being. “communism's Russian root ” synonyms: beginning, origin, rootage, source. see more.

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

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   root. (ruːt ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense roots , present participle rooting , past tense, past participle rooted. 1. countable noun [usually plural] B2. 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.

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

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   root. part of a plant normally below the ground; basic cause, source, or origin: the root of the problem. Not to be confused with: route – a way or course taken: the shortest route to your destination; a round traveled in delivering, selling, or collecting goods: a newspaper route.

8. 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)