Definition of "root"
- noun
The part of a plant, generally underground, that absorbs water and nutrients.
A root vegetable.
The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
The primary source.
A word from which another word or words are derived.
- verb
To rummage, to search as if by digging in soil.
To root out; to abolish.
To hope for the success of.
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