root — the 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/
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
🎵Rhyme
fruitsuitbootshoot
fruit
suit
boot
shoot
🔗Collocations
root cause
take root
root out
root for
grass roots
square root
📝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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
originsourcefoundationbasiscore
Antonyms
branchleafsurface
Related
stemtrunkplantgrowfoundation
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