root cellar
cellar | an excavation where root vegetables are stored |
root
tooth root | the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support |
| root canal | the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity |
dorsal root
dorsal horn | one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers |
ventral root
ventral horn
anterior root
anterior horn | one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers |
eigenvalue
eigenvalue of a matrix
eigenvalue of a square matrix
characteristic root of a square matrix | (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant |
root
root word
base
stem theme radical | (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed, thematic vowels are part of the stem |
etymon
root | a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes |
| root vegetable | any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers |
celeriac
celery root | thickened edible aromatic root of a variety of celery plant |
| chicory chicory root | root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee |
taro
taro root
cocoyam
dasheen
edda | tropical starchy tuberous root |
| root beer float | an iceream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer |
| root beer | carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs |
solution
root | the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation |
beginning
origin
root
rootage
source | 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 |
ancestor
ascendant
ascendent
antecedent
root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
blue cohosh
blueberry root
papooseroot
papoose root
squawroot
squaw root
Caulophyllum thalictrioides
Caulophyllum thalictroides | tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally |
goldenseal
golden seal
yellow root
turmeric root
Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
| horseradish horseradish root | the root of the horseradish plant, it is grated or ground and used for seasoning |
crinkleroot
crinkleoot
crinkle root
pepper root
toothwort
Cardamine diphylla
Dentaria diphylla | North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots |
| chicory chicory root | the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute |
| rattlesnake root | a plant of the genus Nabalus |
| rattlesnake root Prenanthes purpurea | herb of central and southern Europe having purple florets |
| coral root | a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor |
spotted coral root
Corallorhiza maculata | common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips, Guatemala to Canada |
striped coral root
Corallorhiza striata | nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers, western Canada to Mexico |
early coral root
pale coral root
Corallorhiza trifida | plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips, northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska |
crested coral root
Hexalectris spicata | orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins, southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States |
colicroot
colic root
crow corn
star grass unicorn root | any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |
ague root
ague grass
Aletris farinosa | colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers, southeastern United States |
| sarsaparilla root | dried root of any of various plants of the genus Smilax used as a flavoring agent |
derris root
tuba root
Derris elliptica | woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers, the swollen roots contain rotenone |
| licorice root | root of licorice used in flavoring e.g. candy and liqueurs and medicines |
water avens
Indian chocolate
purple avens chocolate root
Geum rivale | erect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petals |
feverroot
horse gentian
tinker's root
wild coffee
Triostium perfoliatum | coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers |
Seneca snakeroot
Seneka snakeroot
senga root
senega root
senega snakeroot
Polygala senega | eastern North American plant having a terminal cluster of small white flowers and medicinal roots |
horse balm
horseweed stoneroot
stoneoot
richweed stone root
Collinsonia canadensis | erect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowers, the eastern United States |
Culver's root
Culvers root
Culver's physic
Culvers physic
whorlywort
Veronicastrum virginicum | a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers, common in eastern North America |
mandrake root
mandrake | the root of the mandrake plant, used medicinally or as a narcotic |
celeriac
celery root
knob celery
root celery
turnipooted celery
Apium graveolens rapaceum | grown for its thickened edible aromatic root |
black root rot fungus
Xylaria mali | fungus causing black root rot in apples |
brown root rot fungus
Thielavia basicola | fungus causing brown root rot in plants of the pea and potato and cucumber families |
| root climber | a plant that climbs by its adventitious roots e.g. ivy |
rootage
root system | a developed system of roots |
| root | (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 |
| adventitious root | root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem |
| root crop | crop grown for its enlarged roots: e.g. beets, potatoes, turnips |
| root cap | thimble-shaped mass of cells covering and protecting the growing tip of a root |
| root hair | thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip, absorbs nutrients from the soil |