Carrots and turnips are edible roots.
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Roots
/ɹuːts/
Synonyms for "roots" (30 found)
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Noun(5 words)
Adjective(1 words)
primitive civilization origins
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14 entriesbiological practicebiological processconditiondevelopmentgrowthhorticultureorganplant growthplant organplant scienceplant structurepropagationrootstructure
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12 entriesCollocations
10 entriesdevelop rootsestablish rootsroot a cuttingroot growthroot hairroot in soilroot systemroot tiproot uptaketake root
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7 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Pull the plant up by the roots.
Source: tatoeba (46161)
The roots of the plant are greedy for water.
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The roots of this tree go down deep.
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