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roothole

roothole noun: a hole in the ground formed by the growth of plant roots.

Noun

roothole (plural rootholes)

  1. A hole in the ground formed by the growth of plant roots.

Forms of roothole

pluralrootholes

Origin of roothole

From root + hole.

Questions about roothole

What does roothole mean?
Roothole means a hole in the ground formed by the growth of plant roots.
What part of speech is roothole?
Roothole is a noun.
What is the plural of roothole?
The plural of roothole is rootholes.

Words near roothole in the dictionary

  1. Rooth
  2. roothair
  3. roothairs
  4. roothold
  5. rootholds
  6. roothole
  7. rootholes
  8. rootier
  9. rootiest
  10. rootin'
  11. rootin' tootin'

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