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redroot

redroot noun: any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.

Noun

redroot (countable and uncountable, plural redroots)

  1. Any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.

Forms of redroot

pluralredroots

Origin of redroot

From red + root.

Words formed from redroot

Questions about redroot

What does redroot mean?
Redroot means any of several plants with red roots, such as the New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus), the gromwell (Lithospermum arvense), the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), and Lachnanthes caroliniana.
What part of speech is redroot?
Redroot is a noun.
What is the plural of redroot?
The plural of redroot is redroots.

Words near redroot in the dictionary

  1. redrinks
  2. redrive
  3. redriven
  4. redrives
  5. redriving
  6. redroot
  7. redroot sage
  8. redroots
  9. redrove
  10. redrug
  11. redrugged

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