dead roots
Expired foundational connections
Dead roots are the underground portions of plants that have died and are decaying.
In haircare, dead roots refers to the base of hair strands that have been damaged or killed, often from chemical treatments or heat styling.
Figuratively, dead roots suggests severed connections to one's past, heritage, or origins: She felt her dead roots in the old country no longer nourished her.
- decayedBroken down organically
- witheredDried and shrunken
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- tangledTwisted confusedly together
- soilGround matter for planting
decay · fallen tree · tree stump · decomposing · dormant · stumps · rotting · buried · six feet under · lifeless · gnarled · dried · brittle · hollow · compost · mulch · fungus · old growth
- Soil Organicshumus, soil organic matter, organic matter, compost, peat
- forest debristwigs, pine needles, fallen logs, rotting logs, rotting log