Definition (noun) (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
Definition (noun) the place where something begins, where it springs into being
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the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
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Jupiter was the origin of the radiation
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Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River
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communism's Russian root
Definition (noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
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thematic vowels are part of the stem
Definition (noun) a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
Definition (noun) the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Definition (noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Definition (noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Definition (noun) the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Definition (verb) take root and begin to grow
Definition (verb) come into existence, originate
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The problem roots in her depression
Definition (verb) plant by the roots
Definition (verb) dig with the snout
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the pig was rooting for truffles
Definition (verb) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
Definition (verb) cause to take roots