root
Underground plant part
The core use of root is to designate the part of a plant that is typically underground and that supplies nutrients to it from the soil.
Roots that are edible are called root vegetables.
Other things that have a securing part not normally visible call it a root, like the root of a tooth or hair.
This meaning is extended in ways that maintain the idea of a root being a fundamental part of something, or its source: Money is the root of the problem here.
If something takes root, it becomes established.
To root something is to fix it in place.
Fundamental nature of something
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- centerMiddle of anything
- basisUnderlying support or principle
- fundamentalForming the base
source · origin · underlying · crux · kernel · nucleus · bedrock · foundation
File system container
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- pathRoute for traveling
- superuserElevated-privilege account holder
- adminSystem supervisor, briefly
permissions · sudo · partition · mount · hierarchy · parent · child · base
Embryonic plant root
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- bulbRounded storage organ
- taprootMain descending root
fibrous · adventitious · aerial · prop · cutting · division · propagation · transplant
Word origin study
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
- stemPlant's central axis
- baseSupporting bottom structure
- prefixRoot-modifying front element
suffix · affix · derivation · cognate · proto-language · inflection · lexicon · word-formation
Study of family descent
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- forebearsAncestral family members
ancestors · progenitors · bloodline · family · kinship · pedigree · dynasty · clan
Invigorating medicinal drink
- fundamentalForming the base
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- bassDeep pitch or fish
- pedalFoot-operated lever
drone · keynote · ground · position · inversion · voicing · progression · harmony
Dug water passage
- molarRear crushing tooth
- incisorCutting tooth in front
- canineOf or like dogs
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
pulp · extraction · filling · abscess · decay · impacted · wisdom · gum
Rhombus with right angles
- cubeSix-squared-faced solid
- nthIndefinite ordinal position
- exponentSuperscript showing power
- radicalRoot-indicating symbol
surd · irrational · extraction · index · radicand · principal · simplify · calculation
essence
Fundamental nature of something
fundamental · source · origin · underlying · crux · kernel · nucleus · bedrock · foundation · primary
directory
File system container
- filesystemData storage organization scheme
- pathRoute for traveling
- superuserElevated-privilege account holder
admin · permissions · sudo · partition · mount · hierarchy · parent · child · base · home
radicle
Embryonic plant root
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- bulbRounded storage organ
taproot · fibrous · adventitious · aerial · prop · cutting · division · propagation · transplant
etymology
Word origin study
prefix · suffix · affix · derivation · cognate · proto-language · inflection · lexicon · word-formation · Latin
genealogy
Study of family descent
forebears · ancestors · progenitors · bloodline · family · kinship · pedigree · dynasty · clan · tribe
tonic
Invigorating medicinal drink
- fundamentalForming the base
- chordNotes sounded simultaneously
- bassDeep pitch or fish
pedal · drone · keynote · ground · position · inversion · voicing · progression · harmony
canal
Dug water passage
crown · pulp · extraction · filling · abscess · decay · impacted · wisdom · gum · periodontist
square
Rhombus with right angles
radical · surd · irrational · extraction · index · radicand · principal · simplify · calculation · quadratic
- root beerSassafras-flavored soft drink
- rooting forActively hoping someone succeeds
- root canalInfected pulp removal
- root forActively support a competitor
- square rootNumber times itself equals original
- deep rootsLong-standing connection to place
roots, rooted, uproot, rooting, rootless, rootstock, rootlet, rootlike, unroots