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Definition of root
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of root is as below...
Root (n.) An
edible
or
esculent
root,
especially
of such
plants
as
produce
a
single
root, as the beet,
carrot,
etc.; as, the root
crop..
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Xanthorhiza
::
Xanthorhiza
(n.) A genus of
shrubby
ranunculaceous
plants
of North
America,
including
only the
species
Xanthorhiza
apiifolia,
which has roots of a deep
yellow
color;
yellowroot.
The bark is
intensely
bitter,
and is
sometimes
used as a
tonic..
Calumba
::
Calumba
(n.) The root of a plant
(Jateorrhiza
Calumba,
and
probably
Cocculus
palmatus),
indigenous
in
Mozambique.
It has an
unpleasantly
bitter
taste,
and is used as a tonic and
antiseptic..
Root
::
Root (n.) That which
resembles
a root in
position
or
function,
esp. as a
source
of
nourishment
or
support;
that from which
anything
proceeds
as if by
growth
or
development;
as, the root of a
tooth,
a nail, a
cancer,
and the
like..
Fibrous
::
Fibrous
(a.)
Containing,
or
consisting
of,
fibers;
as, the
fibrous
coat of the
cocoanut;
the
fibrous
roots of
grasses..
Fibre
::
Fibre (n.) Any fine,
slender
thread,
or
threadlike
substance;
as, a fiber of spun
glass;
especially,
one of the
slender
rootlets
of a
plant..
Comfit
::
Comfit
(n.) A dry
sweetmeat;
any kind of
fruit,
root, or seed
preserved
with sugar and
dried;
a
confection..
Filipendulous
::
Filipendulous
(a.)
Suspended
by, or
strung
upon, a
thread;
-- said of
tuberous
swellings
in the
middle
or at the
extremities
of
slender,
threadlike
rootlets..
Phlorizin
::
Phlorizin
(n.) A
bitter
white
crystalline
glucoside
extracted
from the root bark of the
apple,
pear,
cherry,
plum, etc..
Bull Brier
::
Bull brier () A
species
of
Smilax
(S.
Pseudo-China)
growing
from New
Jersey
to the Gulf of
Mexico,
which has very large
tuberous
and
farinaceous
rootstocks,
formerly
used by the
Indians
for a sort of
bread,
and by the
negroes
as an
ingredient
in
making
beer; --
called
also
bamboo
brier and China
brier..
Quitch Grass
::
Quitch
grass () A
perennial
grass
(Agropyrum
repens)
having
long
running
rootstalks,
by which it
spreads
rapidly
and
pertinaciously,
and so
becomes
a
troublesome
weed. Also
called
couch
grass,
quick
grass,
quick
grass,
twitch
grass.
See
Illustration
in
Appendix..
Belladonna
::
Belladonna
(n.) An
herbaceous
European
plant
(Atropa
belladonna)
with
reddish
bell-shaped
flowers
and
shining
black
berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very
poisonous,
and the root and
leaves
are used as
powerful
medicinal
agents.
Its
properties
are
largely
due to the
alkaloid
atropine
which it
contains.
Called
also
deadly
nightshade..
Radical
::
Radical
(a.)
Belonging
to, or
proceeding
from, the root of a
plant;
as,
radical
tubers
or
hairs..
Colchicum
::
Colchicum
(n.) A genus of
bulbous-rooted
plants
found in many parts of
Europe,
including
the
meadow
saffron..
Bulb
::
Bulb (n.) A name given to some parts that
resemble
in shape
certain
bulbous
roots;
as, the bulb of the
aorta..
Pinkroot
::
Pinkroot
(n.) A
perennial
North
American
herb
(Spigelia
Marilandica),
sometimes
cultivated
for its showy red
blossoms.
Called
also
Carolina
pink,
Maryland
pinkroot,
and worm
grass..
Plant
::
Plant (n.) To set in the
ground
for
growth,
as a young tree, or a
vegetable
with
roots..
Flesh
::
Flesh (n.) The soft, pulpy
substance
of
fruit;
also, that part of a root,
fruit,
and the like, which is fit to be
eaten..
Multicipital
::
Multicipital
(a.)
Having
many heads or many stems from one crown or root.
Inarch
::
Inarch
(v. t.) To graft by
uniting,
as a
scion,
to a
stock,
without
separating
either
from its root
before
the union is
complete;
-- also
called
to graft by
approach..
Bulb
::
Bulb (n.) A
spheroidal
body
growing
from a plant
either
above or below the
ground
(usually
below),
which is
strictly
a bud,
consisting
of a
cluster
of
partially
developed
leaves,
and
producing,
as it
grows,
a stem
above,
and roots
below,
as in the
onion,
tulip,
etc. It
differs
from a corm in not being
solid..
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