root

Definitions of root in various dictionaries:

noun - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes

noun - the place where something begins, where it springs into being

noun - (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

noun - a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number

noun - the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation

noun - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

noun - a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

noun - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

verb - take root and begin to grow

verb - come into existence, originate

verb - plant by the roots

verb - dig with the snout

verb - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

verb - cause to take roots

The usually underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and serves as support, draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil, and sometimes stores food.

Any of various other underground plant parts, especially an underground stem such as a rhizome, corm, or tuber.

The embedded part of an organ or structure such as a hair, tooth, or nerve, that serves as a base or support.

A base or support: We snipped the wires at the roots.

An essential part or element; the basic core: I finally got to the root of the problem.

A primary source; an origin.

A progenitor or an ancestor from which a person or family is descended.

Linguistics.

The element that carries the main component of meaning in a word and provides the basis from which a word is derived by adding affixes or inflectional endings or by phonetic change.

Such an element reconstructed for a protolanguage.

Mathematics.

A number that when multiplied by itself an indicated number of times forms a product equal to a specified number.

A number that reduces a polynomial equation in one variable to an identity when it is substituted for the variable.

Music.

The note from which a chord is built.

A triad or other chord that has such a note lowermost.

To grow roots or a root.

To become firmly established, settled, or entrenched.

To come into existence; originate.

To cause to put out roots and grow.

To implant by or as if by the roots.

To furnish a primary source or origin to.

To remove by or as if by the roots.

To dig in the earth with or as if with the snout or nose.

To rummage for something.

To give audible encouragement or applause to a contestant or team; cheer.

To lend support to someone or something.

verb - to put forth a root (an underground portion of a plant)

ROOT - In vascular plants, the root is the organ of a plant that typically lies below the surface of the soil. Roots can also be aerial or aerating, that is...