Words · Common
root
/ɹut/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters
- 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
- noun
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
the Italian beginning of the Renaissance
- noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
thematic vowels are part of the stem
- verb
take root and begin to grow
this plant roots quickly
- noun
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number