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rootball

rootball noun: the mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.

Noun

rootball (plural rootballs)

  1. The mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.

rootball meaning in Punjabi and Vietnamese

rootball in Punjabi

roots and associated soil
ਚਕਲੀ caklī

rootball in Vietnamese

roots and associated soil
bầu

Forms of rootball

pluralrootballs
alternative formroot ball

Origin of rootball

From root + ball.

Questions about rootball

What does rootball mean?
Rootball means the mass of roots and associated soil that comes up with a plant lifted from the soil or from a container.
What is rootball in Punjabi?
Rootball in Punjabi is ਚਕਲੀ (caklī). See Rootball meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is rootball?
Rootball is a noun.
What is the plural of rootball?
The plural of rootball is rootballs.

Words near rootball in the dictionary

  1. root-rocker
  2. root-rockers
  3. rootable
  4. rootage
  5. rootages
  6. rootball
  7. rootballs
  8. rootbark
  9. rootbarks
  10. rootbeer
  11. rootbeers

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