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The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Example: This tree's roots can go as deep as twenty metres underground.

A root vegetable.

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Example: Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing.

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Example: The root is the only part of the hair that is alive.

An act of sexual intercourse.

Example: Fancy a root?

A sexual partner.

Ancestry.

Example: I have both Irish and German roots.

Beginnings; origin.

Example: Jazz has its roots in blues.