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Noun
root - (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
plant organ a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus
root system, rootage a developed system of roots
phytology, botany the branch of biology that studies plants
calamus a genus of Sparidae
eddo, cocoyam, dasheen, taro tropical starchy tuberous root
ginseng Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
horseradish root, horseradish grated horseradish root
radish pungent fleshy edible root
chicory root, chicory crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste
oyster plant, salsify long white salsify
hottentot's bread, hottentot bread thick edible rootstock of elephant's-foot
briarroot hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea
orrisroot, orris fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
sarsaparilla root dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent
licorice root root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines
senega perennial bushy herb of central and southern United States having white flowers with green centers and often purple crest; similar to Seneca snakeroot
mandrake root, mandrake the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
cassava, manioc any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
carrot promise of reward as in "carrot and stick"; "used the carrot of subsidized housing for the workers to get their vote";
parsnip whitish edible root; eaten cooked
parenchyma animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels
pneumatophore an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
taproot something that provides an important central source for growth or development; "the taproot of his resentment"; "genius and insanity spring from the same taproot"
adventitious root root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
root cap thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root
rootlet small root or division of a root
root hair thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil
prop root a root that grows from and supports the stem above the ground in plants such as mangroves
root - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
root word, base, stem, theme, radical
signifier, word form, descriptor, form a piece of stored information that is used to identify an item in an information storage and retrieval system
linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
tooth root
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
tooth a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
root - a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
number an item of merchandise offered for sale; "she preferred the black nylon number"; "this sweater is an all-wool number"
square root a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number
root - the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "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"
beginning, origin, rootage, source
point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
derivation the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
spring a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken"
headspring, fountainhead, head the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
headwater the source of a river; "the headwaters of the Nile"
wellhead, wellspring a structure built over a well
jumping-off place, point of departure a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco"
place of origin, provenance, provenience, birthplace, cradle the place where someone was born
home an institution where people are cared for; "a home for the elderly"
point source a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted
root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent
descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race
relative, relation an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)
ancestress a woman ancestor
forbear, forebear a person from whom you are descended
forefather, sire, father the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
foremother a woman ancestor
root - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
solution
root - a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
etymon

Verb
root - take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
root - cause to take roots
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"
root - come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
become enter or assume a certain state or condition; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!"
root - plant by the roots
plant, set put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
root - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
settle, take root, steady down, settle down
stabilise, stabilize make stable and keep from fluctuating or put into an equilibrium; "The drug stabilized her blood pressure"; "stabilize prices"
roost settle down or stay, as if on a roost
root - dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
rout, rootle
cut into, delve, dig, turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
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Substantiv
root - The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.
root - A root vegetable.
root - The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
root - The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
root - The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
root - The primary source.
root - Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
root - A square root understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”.
root - A zero of a function.
root - The single node of a tree that has no parent.
root - The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.
root - A word from which another word or words are derived.
root - In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure.
root - The person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
root - An act of sexual intercourse.
root - A sexual partner.

Verb
root - To break into a computer system and obtain root access.
root - To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil.
root - To root out; to abolish.
root - To have sexual intercourse.
root - To hope for the success of. Rendered as 'root for' sb/sthg.

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  • ROOT is an object-oriented program and library developed by CERN. It was originally designed for particle physics data analysis and contains several features specific to this field, but it is also commonly used in other applications such as astronomy and data mining.

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  • root
    The absorbing and anchoring organ of a vascular plant; it bears neither leaves nor flowers and is usually subterranean.
  • root
    A word from which another word or words are derived.
  • root
    Origin, beginning of an event, a condition or a period

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) root
  • Presens: root / roots
  • Preteritum: rooted
  • Perfektum: (have) rooted

Substantiv

  • Entall: root
  • Flertall: roots

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