" root "

[Noun]  | "root" | \ ˈrüt \

1: the usually underground part of a seed plant body that originates usually from the hypocotyl, functions as an organ of absorption, aeration, and food storage or as a means of anchorage and support, and differs from a stem especially in lacking nodes, buds, and leaves

2: any subterranean plant part (such as a true root or a bulb, tuber, rootstock, or other modified stem) especially when fleshy and edible

3: the part of a tooth within the socket; also : any of the processes into which this part is often divided

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English, from Old English rōt, from Old Norse; akin to Old English wyrt root, Latin radix, Greek rhiza;

[Noun]  | "root ball" | \ ˈrüt-ˌbȯl \

1: the compact mass of roots and soil formed by a plant especially in a container

Origin: 1837 ;

[Noun]  | "root beer" 

1: a sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings

Origin: 1815 ;

[Noun]  | "root canal" 

1: the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth; also : a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance

Origin: 1864 ;

[Noun]  | "root cap" 

1: a protective cap of parenchyma cells that covers the terminal meristem in most root tips

Origin: 1849 ;

[Verb]  | "root" 

1: to furnish with or enable to develop roots

2: to fix or implant by or as if by roots

3: to remove altogether by or as if by pulling out by the roots —usually used with out

Origin: 14th century ;

[Verb]  | "root" 

1: to turn up or dig in the earth with the snout : grub

2: to poke or dig about

3: to turn over, dig up, or discover and bring to light —usually used with out

Origin: 1516 ;

 Alteration of wroot, from Middle English wroten, from Old English wrōtan; akin to Old High German ruozzan to root;

[Verb]  | "root" | \ ˈrüt \

1: to noisily applaud or encourage a contestant or team : cheer

2: to wish the success of or lend support to someone or something

Origin: 1889 ;

 Perhaps alteration of {see: |rout:5|rout:5};

[Biographical name]  | "Root" | \ ˈrüt \

1: Elihu 1845—1937 American lawyer and statesman

[Adjective]  | "root-bound" | \ ˈrüt-ˌbau̇nd \

1: having roots formed into a dense, tangled mass that allows little or no space for further growth; especially, of a potted plant : having roots formed into a dense, tangled mass that encircles the inside of a container and that allows little or no space for further growth : pot-bound

Origin: 1841 ;

[Noun]  | "root" 

[Verb]  | "root" 

[Verb]  | "root (out)" 

[Verb]  | "root (for)" 

[Verb]  | "take"