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Moderateroot
The correct spelling is root.
How to pronounce root
/ɹuːt/
nounIPA: /ɹuːt/
Say it like: Roo-t
The correct spelling is root. The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative re… For example: "This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground."
Usage Examples
“This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.”
“Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.”
“The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- 2.A root vegetable.
- 3.The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
- 4.The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
- 5.The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.
verb
- 1.To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.
- 2.To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings
- 3.To be firmly fixed; to be established.
- 4.To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.
- 5.To turn up or dig with the snout.
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