eng: root - UWN/MENTA

eng: root

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Meaning
means	(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 root
means	(noun) the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" source, rootage, root, origin, beginning
means	(noun) (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem" theme, root word, base, root, stem, radical
means	(noun) a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number root
means	(noun) the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation solution, root
means	(noun) someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) root, ascendent, ancestor, ascendant, antecedent
means	(noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes root, etymon
means	(noun) the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support root, tooth root
means	(verb) take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly" root
means	(verb) come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression" root
means	(verb) plant by the roots root
means	(verb) dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles" rootle, rout, root
means	(verb) become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down" settle, settle down, take root, steady down, root
means	(verb) cause to take roots root
means	e/Root (chord)
means	e/Root(x)

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