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Noun (8 meanings)
1. (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.
root is a type of:
- plant organ (noun) - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
types of root:
- Hottentot bread, Hottentot's bread (noun) - thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
- adventitious root (noun) - root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
- briarroot (noun) - hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
- calamus (noun) - the aromatic root of the sweet flag used medicinally
- carrot (noun) - deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant
- cassava, manioc (noun) - cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching
- chicory, chicory root (noun) - the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute
- ginseng (noun) - aromatic root of ginseng plants
- horseradish, horseradish root (noun) - the root of the horseradish plant
- licorice root (noun) - root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
- mandrake root, mandrake (noun) - the root of the mandrake plant
- orrisroot, orris (noun) - fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris
- parsnip (noun) - the whitish root of cultivated parsnip
- pneumatophore (noun) - an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
- prop root (noun) - a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves
- radish (noun) - pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
- rootlet (noun) - small root or division of a root
- salsify, oyster plant (noun) - edible root of the salsify plant
- sarsaparilla root (noun) - dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
- senega (noun) - dried root of two plants of the genus Polygala containing an irritating saponin
- taproot (noun) - (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem
- taro, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo (noun) - edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants
root is a part of:
- rootage, root system (noun) - a developed system of roots
root is made from:
- parenchyma (noun) - the primary tissue of higher plants composed of thin-walled cells that remain capable of cell division even when mature
parts of root:
- bark (noun) - tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
- root cap (noun) - thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root
- root hair (noun) - thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip
root is derivationally related to:
- to root (verb) - take root and begin to grow
- to root (verb) - plant by the roots
- rootlet (noun) - small root or division of a root
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
2. the place where something begins, where it springs into being.
Examples:
- “the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”,
- “Jupiter was the origin of the radiation”,
- “Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River”,
- “communism's Russian root”
root is a type of:
- point (noun) - the precise location of something
types of root:
- birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience (noun) - where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence
- derivation (noun) - the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues)
- fountainhead, headspring, head (noun) - the source of water from which a stream arises
- headwater (noun) - the source of a river
- home (noun) - place where something began and flourished
- jumping-off place, point of departure (noun) - a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched
- point source (noun) - a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
- spring (noun) - a point at which water issues forth
- trail head, trailhead (noun) - the beginning of a trail
- wellhead, wellspring (noun) - the source of water for a well
root is derivationally related to:
3. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed.
Example:
- “thematic vowels are part of the stem”
root is a type of:
- form, word form, signifier, descriptor (noun) - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
root is derivationally related to:
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- linguistics (noun) - the scientific study of language
4. a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number.
root is a type of:
- number (noun) - a concept of quantity involving zero and units
types of root:
- cube root (noun) - a number that when multiplied three times equals a given number
- square root (noun) - a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
root is a type of:
- set (noun) - (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols
6. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent).
root is the opposite of:
- descendant, descendent (noun) - a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
root is a type of:
types of root:
- ancestress (noun) - a woman ancestor
- forebear, forbear (noun) - a person from whom you are descended
- forefather, father, sire (noun) - the founder of a family
- foremother (noun) - a woman ancestor
- progenitor, primogenitor (noun) - an ancestor in the direct line
root is derivationally related to:
- ancestral, hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible (adjective) - inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
- ancestral (adjective) - of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor
- antecedent (adjective) - preceding in time or order
7. a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes.
root is a type of:
- form, word form, signifier, descriptor (noun) - the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
8. the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support.
root is a type of:
- structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure (noun) - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
root is a part of:
- tooth (noun) - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates
parts of root:
Verb (6 meanings)
1. take root and begin to grow.
to root
Example:
- “this plant roots quickly”
to root is a way to:
- to grow (verb) - become larger, greater, or bigger
to root is derivationally related to:
- root (noun) - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
- rooting (noun) - the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
Verb group:
- to root (verb) - cause to take roots
2. come into existence, originate.
to root
Example:
- “The problem roots in her depression”
3. plant by the roots.
to root
Example:
- “the pig was rooting for truffles”
5. become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style.
to settle, root, take root, steady down, settle down
Example:
- “He finally settled down”