roots
Subterranean plant parts
Roots are the underground parts of plants that anchor them and absorb water and nutrients.
The word extends to origins and foundations: She returned to her roots in rural Alabama.
To root is to dig with the snout like a pig, or to search by rummaging: rooting through drawers.
To root for someone is to cheer them on—a different word entirely.
To take root is to become established.
The root of a problem is its underlying cause.
In math, a root is a number that produces a given value when multiplied by itself: the square root of 9 is 3.
Horizontal underground plant stem
- tuberUnderground nutrient reservoir
- bulbRounded storage organ
- taprootMain descending root
- radicleEmbryonic plant root
fibrous · rootstock · aerial · adventitious · ginger · carrot · beet · turnip
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- forebearsAncestral family members
ancestors · forefathers · progenitors · descendants · family · clan · tribe · kinship
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- homelandOne's native land
- identityWho someone is
mother tongue · native land · belonging · connection · community · diaspora · immigrant · ancestral
Ground matter for planting
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- geologyStudy of Earth's composition
tunnels · sediment · mycelium · aquifers · humus · groundwater · embedded · anchored
Supporting bottom structure
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
footing · substrate · anchor · core · essence · fundamental · basis · source
Jamaican offbeat music style
- dubAdd replacement audio
- skaJamaican fusion genre
- JamaicanOf a Caribbean island
- RastafarianJamaican spiritual movement adherent
Bob Marley · riddim · rocksteady · conscious · folk · traditional · acoustic · authentic
rhizome
Horizontal underground plant stem
radicle · fibrous · rootstock · aerial · adventitious · ginger · carrot · beet · turnip · radish
genealogy
Study of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
forebears · ancestors · forefathers · progenitors · descendants · family · clan · tribe · kinship · pedigree
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- homelandOne's native land
identity · mother tongue · native land · belonging · connection · community · diaspora · immigrant · ancestral · indigenous
soil
Ground matter for planting
- subterraneanBeneath earth's surface
- earthwormsSoil-dwelling segmented invertebrates
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
geology · tunnels · sediment · mycelium · aquifers · humus · groundwater · embedded · anchored · buried
base
Supporting bottom structure
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
cornerstone · footing · substrate · anchor · core · essence · fundamental · basis · source · origin
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
Bob Marley · Rastafarian · riddim · rocksteady · conscious · folk · traditional · acoustic · authentic · Americana
- floraleaves, petals, stems, buds, branches
- foresttrees, pine, oak, woods, wood
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- forest ecosystemtrees, shrubs, bark, fungi, mushrooms
rootsresults
What follows from effort
fruits · outcomes · conclusion · consequences · endpoints
rootswandering
Traveling with no fixed course
nomadism · rootlessness · drifting · transience · displacement
- 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
root, rooted, uproot, rooting, rootless, uprooting, uprooted, uproots, rootlet