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root

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
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
Synonyms: base, radical, root word, stem, theme
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"
Synonyms: beginning, origin, rootage, source
a number that when multiplied by itself some number of times equals a given number
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
Synonyms: solution
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonyms: ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent Antonyms: descendant, descendent
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Synonyms: etymon
the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
Synonyms: tooth root

verb

take root and begin to grow; "this plant roots quickly"
come into existence, originate; "The problem roots in her depression"
plant by the roots
dig with the snout; "the pig was rooting for truffles"
Synonyms: rootle, rout
take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I''m pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"
Synonyms: pull, side
become settled or established and stable in one''s residence or life style; "He finally settled down"
Synonyms: settle, settle down, steady down, take root
cause to take roots