tree roots
Subterranean trunk extensions
Tree roots are the underground portions of trees that anchor them in soil and absorb water and nutrients.
The root system typically spreads wider than the canopy above.
Roots can damage foundations, crack sidewalks, and clog pipes: The tree roots lifted the whole section of pavement.
Figuratively, tree roots suggest deep connection to place or ancestry.
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- soilGround matter for planting
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- taprootMain descending root
tendrils · earth · groundwater · gnarled · old growth · spreading · deep · tangled · buried · absorb · nutrient absorption · fungi · mycorrhizae · stability · moisture · fibrous · woody · crawling
- forestpine, oak, woods, wood, leaves
- forest ecosystemshrubs, bark, fungi, mushrooms, fox
- dark forestshadows, gloom, moonlight, owls, wolves
- forest featuresredwoods, old-growth forest, sequoias, ancient forest, fallen log
- forest floorfallen leaves, leaf litter, dead leaves, rotting wood, rotting logs
- Forest Thingsbirch, white birch, silver birch, paper birch, ferns