Dictionary Check: root
"root" is a valid word!
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Definition
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
Example:
"the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"
noun
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
Example:
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
noun
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
noun
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation
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someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
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