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rootthe part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients

Pronunciation (IPA): /ruːt/

Korean meaning: 뿌리

Korean pronunciation: **루**트

Example Sentences

  • My dog loves to root around in the garden like a little pig looking for truffles.
  • The math teacher said finding the square root is easy, but I think she's living in a fantasy world.
  • We need to get to the root of this problem before it gets worse.

root

NOUN

//ruːt//

the part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ruːt/
🇬🇧 UK/ruːt/

🌳Etymology

Rootroot

Origin

고대 영어 'rot'에서 유래되었으며, 게르만어족의 공통 조상어에서 나온 단어입니다. 나무나 식물의 뿌리라는 기본 의미에서 '근본', '원인'이라는 추상적 의미로 확장되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

fruitsuitbootshoot
fruit
suit
boot
shoot

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My dog loves to root around in the garden like a little pig looking for truffles.

😄 Fun example

The math teacher said finding the square root is easy, but I think she's living in a fantasy world.

We need to get to the root of this problem before it gets worse.

She's been rooting for the underdog team all season.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

originsourcefoundationbasiscore

Antonyms

branchleafsurface

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