Roots

Carrots and turnips are edible roots.

Pull the plant up by the roots.

The roots of the plant are greedy for water.

The roots of this tree go down deep.

The tree's roots extend deep into the earth.

The tree roots have burst through the cement at several points along the sidewalk.

Know your roots.

It's stable because all the roots of this equation are negative.

Philadelphia's nickname, "the City of Brotherly Love," is simply a translation from the Greek roots of the city's name.

Such languages as Russian, Polish, Czech and Bulgarian have common Slavic roots.