roote

Noun

root (countable and uncountable, plural roots)

1. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
   • This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

   Synonyms:

   fang

2. A root vegetable.
   • [...] two fields which should have been sown with roots in the early summer were not sown because the ploughing had not been completed early enough.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
3. The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
   • Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

   Synonyms:

   fang

4. The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
   • The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.
5. The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
   • He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen.
6. (figuratively) The primary source; origin.
   • The love of money is the root of all evil.

   Synonyms:

   basis, origin, source

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