Roothold

//ˈɹuːthəʊld// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Attachment by means of roots.

    "A few spindly trees cling to the sides of the gorge, but their roothold on the tiny patches of soil gathered in cracks is precarious."

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"A few spindly trees cling to the sides of the gorge, but their roothold on the tiny patches of soil gathered in cracks is precarious."

Etymology

From root + hold.

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