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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
ancestor
or
progenitor;
and
hence,
an early race; a
stem..
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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..
Spud
::
Spud (n.) A
sharp,
narrow
spade,
usually
with a long
handle,
used by
farmers
for
digging
up
large-rooted
weeds;
a
similarly
shaped
implement
used for
various
purposes..
Phylloxera
::
Phylloxera
(n.) A small
hemipterous
insect
(Phylloxera
vastatrix)
allied
to the
aphids.
It
attacks
the roots and
leaves
of the
grapevine,
doing great
damage,
especially
in
Europe..
Irradicate
::
Irradicate
(v. t.) To root
deeply.
Geranine
::
Geranine
(n.) A
valuable
astringent
obtained
from the root of the
Geranium
maculatum
or
crane's-bill.
Rhizome
::
Rhizome
(n.) A
rootstock.
See
Rootstock.
Spikenard
::
Spikenard
(n.) An
aromatic
plant.
In the
United
States
it is the
Aralia
racemosa,
often
called
spignet,
and used as a
medicine.
The
spikenard
of the
ancients
is the
Nardostachys
Jatamansi,
a
native
of the
Himalayan
region.
From its
blackish
roots a
perfume
for the hair is still
prepared
in
India..
Saponin
::
Saponin
(n.) A
poisonous
glucoside
found in many
plants,
as in the root of
soapwort
(Saponaria),
in the bark of soap bark
(Quillaia),
etc. It is
extracted
as a white
amorphous
powder,
which
occasions
a soapy
lather
in
solution,
and
produces
a local
anaesthesia.
Formerly
called
also
struthiin,
quillaiin,
senegin,
polygalic
acid, etc. By
extension,
any one of a group of
related
bodies
of which
saponin
proper
is the
type..
Rampion
::
Rampion
(n.) A plant
(Campanula
Rapunculus)
of the
Bellflower
family,
with a
tuberous
esculent
root; -- also
called
ramps..
Disroot
::
Disroot
(v. t.) To tear up the roots of, or by the
roots;
hence,
to tear from a
foundation;
to
uproot..
Morindin
::
Morindin
(n.) A
yellow
dyestuff
extracted
from the root bark of an East
Indian
plant
(Morinda
citrifolia).
Serpentaria
::
Serpentaria
(a.) The
fibrous
aromatic
root of the
Virginia
snakeroot
(Aristolochia
Serpentaria).
Choy Root
::
Choy root () See Chay root.
Digitiform
::
Digitiform
(a.)
Formed
like a
finger
or
fingers;
finger-shaped;
as, a
digitiform
root..
Confection
::
Confection
(n.) A
preparation
of
fruits
or
roots,
etc., with
sugar;
a
sweetmeat..
Funiliform
::
Funiliform
(a.)
Resembling
a cord in
toughness
and
flexibility,
as the roots of some
endogenous
trees..
Radix
::
Radix (n.) A
primitive
word, from which
spring
other
words;
a
radical;
a root; an
etymon..
Adventitious
::
Adventitious
(a.) Out of the
proper
or usual
place;
as,
adventitious
buds or
roots..
Bitters
::
Bitters
(n. pl.) A
liquor,
generally
spirituous
in which a
bitter
herb, leaf, or root is
steeped..
Rubiretin
::
Rubiretin
(n.) One of the red dye
products
extracted
from
madder
root, and
probably
identical
with
ruberythrinic
acid..
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