- root noun
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In Proto-Indo-European linguistics, a noun formed by adding inflectional endings directly to the root, with no intermediate suffixes.
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root hair — noun thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil • Hypernyms: ↑plant organ • Part Holonyms: ↑root * * * noun : one of the many hairlike tubular outgrowths of epidermal or sometimes cortical… … Useful english dictionary
root cap — noun thimble shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root • Hypernyms: ↑plant organ • Part Holonyms: ↑root * * * noun : a protective cap or thimble shaped mass of parenchyma cells usually irregularly arranged that covers … Useful english dictionary
root celery — noun grown for its thickened edible aromatic root • Syn: ↑celeriac, ↑celery root, ↑knob celery, ↑turnip rooted celery, ↑Apium graveolens rapaceum • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant … Useful english dictionary
root — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, shallow ▪ gnarled ▪ plant, tree VERB + ROOT ▪ … Collocations dictionary
root crop — noun crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets; potatoes; turnips • Hypernyms: ↑crop * * * noun : a crop grown for its enlarged roots (as turnips, mangels, sugar beets, sweet potatoes) * * * a crop, as beets, turnips, or sweet potatoes, grown … Useful english dictionary
root canal — noun the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity • Hypernyms: ↑passage, ↑passageway • Part Holonyms: ↑pulp cavity * * * noun, pl ⋯ nals [count] : a dental procedure to save a tooth by… … Useful english dictionary
root|er — root|er1 «ROO tuhr, RUT uhr», noun. 1. an uprooter. 2. a machine that roots out or uproots trees, stumps, and the like. 3. a thing or person that takes root. ╂[< root1 + er1] root|er2 «ROO tuhr, RUT uhr», noun. an animal that digs with its… … Useful english dictionary
root — Ⅰ. root [1] ► NOUN 1) a part of a plant normally below ground, which acts as a support and collects water and nourishment. 2) the embedded part of a bodily organ or structure such as a hair. 3) (also root vegetable) a turnip, carrot, or other… … English terms dictionary
root sheath — noun 1. a. : a many layered epidermal sheath surrounding an aerial root (as the velamen in an epiphytic orchid) b. : coleorhiza 2. : the epidermal lining of a hair follicle comprising two principal layers of cells that make up an inner and an… … Useful english dictionary
root tubercle — noun see root nodule * * * root tubercle noun A root nodule • • • Main Entry: ↑root * * * root tubercle, Botany. one of the small rootlike growths or nodules produced on the roots of leguminous plants by nitrogen fixing bacteria … Useful english dictionary
